ESTRAGON - CHARACTER ANALYSIS
Estragon and Vladimir talk about being together for about 60 years. It doesn't state how old these two characters are but I would assume they're possibly 70.
PERSONALITY
Estragon represents the impulsive, yet simplistic side of the two main characters. It contrasts Vladimir's careful intellectualism and verbosity. He doesn't care about appearances and is mainly concerned with eating and sleeping. He has a pessimistic outlook on life and therefore has abandoned all hope of any alleviation of their suffering. He thinks that Godot is suspicious. Out of Estragon and Vladimir, Estragon suffers the most physically. He has difficulties with his boots, he gets kicked by Lucky, he falls a numerous amount of times and he is beaten by thugs every night. His boots don't fit and cause him pain in the first act so by the end of the first act, he leaves them on the side of the road. In the second act, he finds them in the same place, but now they mysteriously fit him. Estragon has a misanthropic view of humanity. He considers people to be "ignorant apes" and seems to want them to leave him alone, despite being very attached to Vladimir. He wants and needs protection and Vladimir provides it, even if that comes with the occasional bickering. Estragon is often seen as the child to Vladimir's adult, and looks for parental security in him.
APPEARANCE
Estragon doesn't get a lot of description in the play. The only thing we get, is that he is described as wearing "rags", walking with a limp (which eventually wears off) and being lighter than Vladimir. As he does have a rather gluttonous nature, he is often played as being short and fat, in contrast with tall and lanky Vladimir. His clothes are dirtier than Vladimir's and seems to be in worse condition, due to his lack of inhibitions, like diving for food and sleeping in ditches.
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