Topic > Analysis of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

In both the first and second acts, the boy is asked if he has already gone to Vladimir and Estragon and if he knows them; both times he responds with the response "I don't know, sir." and “No, sir.” He conveniently "forgets" that he was there before, and this implies that the two times he is in the play are not the only times he has met the two men. He came first and deceived men every time it is the first time he comes. In Genesis 3:4-5 Satan, in the form of a serpent, deceived Eve and she ate the forbidden fruit, the beginning of his deceptive act: "And no wonder, for Satan also disguises himself as an angel of light" 2 Corinthians 11.14am. It wants to be seen as this image of beauty, something that people are attracted to, and in doing so people are attracted to the beauty of sin and the actions of Satan. Beckett's portrayal of Satan as a sweet little boy fits just this; showing it as a boy. Beckett managed to deceive the men, convincing them that Mr. Godot "does nothing." On both occasions, the boy asks, "What shall I say to Mr. Godot, sir?" By asking this question, the boy pretends to actually return to Godot to bring him a message from men. The boy visits to deceive the men into believing that Godot will arrive the next day, when in reality he will not (Beckett Act 1,2). “The coming of the lawless one is by the working of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders” (2 Thessalonians 2:9). As a sweet boy, the beautiful beast deceives his victims, using all his power, snatching them away from Godot