Waiting for Godot #2

Estragon: You're not Mr. Godot Sir?
Pozzo: I am Pozzo! Pozzo! Does that name mean nothing to you?
Estragon: Bozzo...Bozzo
Pozzo: PPPOZZZO!
Estragon: Pozzo...no...I don't seem to...
Vladimir: I once knew a family called Gozzo. The mother had the clap.
Estragon: We're not from these parts.
Pozzo: You are human beings none the less. As far as one can see. Of the same species as myself.


The introduction of Pozzo and Lucky act both as parallel to Estragon and Vladimir and drives the plays use of repeatition and confusion. In this passage itself, Vladimir and Estragon view Godot as the important figure, while Pozzo and Lucky view Pozzo as the important figure. However neither opposite group agree with the other views, which convey the confusion in position in the world and knowledge. It seems that Estragon and Vladimir represent humanity as they are two of the few characters in the play. Also, when Pozzo first enters, he notes that Vladimir and Estragon are of the same species as he is, "made in God's image." Later, when Pozzo asks Estragon what his name is, he replies "Adam." This comparison of Estragon to Adam, the first man, suggests that he may represent all of mankind and this link between Estragon and Adam also relates to the idea of Godot as God.
Repetition of events in the play is emphasized even more by textual repetition. When Vladimir and Estragon alternate short lines back and forth, Estragon often repeats himself at the end of a string of lines. This occurs for the first time when they go,
Estragon: The circus.
Vladimir: The music-hall.
Estragon: The circus.