Pozzo then begins to cry, saying that he 'can't bear it.' Vladimir scolds Lucky for making his master cry. Estragon approaches Lucky and Lucky kicks him violently in the shin. Lucky begins to cry and Pozzo gives Estragon a handkerchief to bring to him. Pozzo says he plans to sell Lucky at a fair. He says that Lucky is trying to impress Pozzo so he won't get rid of him, because Pozzo has plenty of slaves. Pozzo says that Lucky has the right to put them down and be comfortable, so he must be carrying them because he wants to. Estragon asks why Lucky doesn't put down his bags. Pozzo tells him to stay, though, in case Godot should show up. Vladimir is outraged at Pozzo's horrible treatment of Lucky and wants to leave.

Pozzo eats some chicken and Estragon begs him for the leftover bones. He jerks the rope that is around Lucky's neck and calls him 'pig.' Lucky brings him his stool and some food. Estragon asks if this is Godot, but then Pozzo introduces himself. Pozzo drives Lucky forward with a whip like a pack animal, with a rope tied around his neck. The two are interrupted by a loud scream off-stage. Estragon asks if they are 'tied' to Godot and Vladimir says that they are. Finally, he finds a carrot and gives it to Estragon. All he can find in his pockets, though, are turnips. Estragon is hungry, and Vladimir offers him a carrot. Estragon asks what Vladimir asked Godot for and Vladimir says that he made a vague sort of prayer. The two disagree over who should hang himself first, though, and Vladimir concludes that they should just wait for Godot. While waiting, Estragon suggests they hang themselves on the tree. Vladimir wonders what he and Estragon should do, and Estragon says they should continue to wait. Estragon starts to describe his dream, but Vladimir angrily stops him and tells him to keep his nightmares to himself. Estragon falls asleep and Vladimir immediately wakes him, saying he was lonely without him. Estragon and Vladimir debate whether they are in the right place and whether it is the right day for Godot to come. Estragon wants to leave, but Vladimir reminds him that they have to wait here for Godot. One of the gospels says that one of the thieves was saved, but Vladimir wonders if this is true. Vladimir tells Estragon about the two thieves crucified along with Jesus. Estragon says all he remembers are some colored maps of the holy land. Vladimir asks if Estragon has ever read the Bible. He is just to live and wait for Godot.Vladimir and Estragon wait at the side of a road, near a tree, agreeing that there is 'nothing to be done.' Estragon struggles to take off one of his boots. He realizes that he can neither hide nor is there any place to go to. Suddenly Estragon hears some voices and becomes afraid.

Then in order to kill the time, they decide to play Lucky and Pozzo. After sometime, we listen Estragon uttering the words like 'I'm going' but he never goes. Estragon wishes to go but they can't for they are waiting for Godot. Then Estragon sleeps and is horrified due to nightmare. Vladimir helps Estragon put on the shoes and these fit him. They have just got to wait for Godot to come if he ever comes. Estragon wants to go but Vladimir reminds him that they are waiting for Godot and 'there's nothing we can do'. But Estragon does not recognise his boots. He also tells him the shoes he left there last evening. Vladimir reminds Estragon of the kick he received from Lucky. Estragon remembers nothing of yesterday and the memory of Vladimir is not trustable by any stretch of imagination because what he calls a night could even be a decade.

However, Estragon is clueless when Vladimir asks him where they have been if not here last evening. Estragon challenges Vladimir: 'I tell you we weren't here yesterday'. But they still believe that it is after one day that they are standing near the same tree and the same mound. It means that they have come there after a long time. It is not possible that the tree has got new leaves overnight. Suddenly they discover that the tree has got leaves while it was bare yesterday.

They need a saviour that they are without. They question each other but all of their discussion and arguing begets nothing but the sense that they are lost and forgotten. They decide to converse in order to pass the time. They feel their life is burdensome: 'To every man his little cross.Till he dies.And is forgotten.' And they are not even certain if it were the same place they were before. Estragon says to Vladimir: 'Don't touch me! Don't question me! Don't speak to me! Stay with me!' They try to remember if it was really yesterday when they came to that place. They are strange in their behaviour, the two of them are always at odds but they would never like to part. Act II, Part-I Detailed Summary of Waiting for Godot: 'Waiting for Godot' by Samuel Becket

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