The premiere of "Waiting for Godot" was the 5th of January 1953 in the théátre de Babylon in Paris. (originally in French, that´s why) With the use of this information I´m taking a chance by saying that also in "Waiting for Godot" the time period will be the same. Approximately 1953.

The time period is important for understanding the kind of language which is used in this play and also explains the clothes which the characters are wearing. (cylinder hats etc.) 

As I read on I understand the main theme of "Waiting for Godot" is that people are all the time waiting for something or someone. Yes, in this play the main characters are waiting for Godot - God but I believe there is a deeper meaning. It´s not about waiting for God, it´s about people and society. The fact that people are waiting for something all the time and usually don´t take any action to solve the problem themselves. Just like in the play when they say something like; "Let´s wait for Godot to decide." By this nothing will be sorted because Godot will never come and thus the cycle starts all over again because people are usually lazy to take their destiny into their own hands and do something. This is something I have personal experience with because I myself see this behavior in everyday life.
By this post I want to say that I strongly believe this play is still relevant and will be for a long, long time......

Main Characters:


Estragon: 
"Nothing to be done." ......the right definition for now.


Vladimir:
"Interchangable with Estragon" - this is something I read on a different webpage 
(http://www.shmoop.com/waiting-for-godot/vladimir.html). I had a hard time to figure out how to correctly describe this character, so I have decided to search the net for a description which is not my own but would do. 
He is believed, as stated on the site above, to be the smarter one. 
- better memory
- he´s more logical





Estragon seems to be having a problem with his shoe. Vladimir comes in to the situation. They have a rather oad conversation which is quiet a challenge to comprehend. Vladimir starts to mess around with his hat. So now whe have Estragon messing around with his shoe and Vladimir buggering around his hat. In the mean time, their are having a conversation about the Bible. So as the talked, they were wondering what to do. So the decided to hang themselves. Probably the day is Saturday but that is almost imposible to say. They probably should be here and today. But they are not sure if the place is right and what day is it anyway? In the end nothing happens because they decide to wait for Godot to decide for them. 

I have decided to read a tragy comedy, Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett. This play was originaly in French composed between 9th of October 1948 - 29th of January 1949, and then translated into English and other languages. The two main characters are Estragon and Vladimir. These two men are sitting under a dead willow waiting for Godot (possibly God). However Godot is not futher specified. Estragon and Vladimir are sitting and waiting for him. They come back everyday to wait for him. Yesterday, today, tommorow and on and on until he will come......TO BE CONTINUED