Characters : Estragon - First tramp, Vladimir - second tramp, Pozzo - The master, Lucky - His slave, A boy - The messenger from Godot

               Estragon and Vladimir are waiting for godot. Though they are tired if endless waiting, they are not ready to go without meeting him. They kill the time by talking on various things, One asks the other how he spent the night, he answered that as usual he spent the night in a ditch and was beaten well by some ruffians. Vladimir, the first tramp tells Estragon that it is because of him, he is still alive. Then they recall the days when they dressed decently. On one such occasion they went uo the Eiffel Tower. Now they feel that they should have used that chance to commit suicide by jumping as now no one will allow them to go up, because they are very poorly dressed. One of the tramps removes his boots and tries to find godot there while the other does the same thing with his hat. The tramps talk about Christ's crucifixion and one of them wonders why only one of the thieves who were to be crucified along with christ was saved. The other replies that he has no interest in the Bible.

          As they are tired of waiting one or other tramp insists on leaving but the other says that they could not go because they are waiting for godot. They talk about the tree, by the side of ehich they are expected to wait for godot. They are not sure whether godot would come that day. So they have to wait for him the next day also. They are not sure whether they waited for him the pervidous day. They also do not know what they expect from godot. When they hear the sound of the wind blowing, they think that godot has come.

          Then pozzo comes holding Lucky tied to a rope. Lucky carries a lot of things and is treated savagely by pozzo. Before the hungry tramps pozzo eats chicken and drinks wine. Estragon chews the bones thrown away by hum. When the tramps ask why Lucky has not placed the bag, he is carrying, on the ground, pozzo makes lucky entertain the tramps by dancing and thinking and then they save them. 

A messenger boy comes and informs the tramps that Godot would meet them the next day.

Again the tramps meet. Now a few leaves have sprouted on the tree. The tramps pass their time by talking estragon has forgotten all that happened the previous day. Vladimir reminds him that they gave up the ideas of hanging themselves from the tree because the tree is very short. But Estragon is unable to remember anything. However they pass the time by doing many things.

           Pozzo and Lucky return. Now pozzo is blind and Lucky is dumb. Estragon who could not recognise them wants to know whether one of them is Godot. As lucky falls, pozzo also fall down. The tramps try to help them to stand up but they also fall down. After getting up they make pozzo to stand on his feet but he falls down again and again and has lost his memory power.

             Again the messenger boy arrives with the news that Godot is not coming that day but is sure to come the next day. So the tramps have to come again the next day and wait for the godot. As they have nothing to hang themselves, Estragon gives the cord of hus trousers, so the trousers slip to his ankles. To test the strength of the cord, the two tramps pull it at each end and it splits into two. With the pieces of the cord, they cannot hang themselves. So they decide to bring a rope with them the next day and hang themselves if Godot does not come and save them. Estragon pulls on the trousers and they decide to leave the place.