Abstract:The paper mainly focuses on the analysis of the character Godot in Waiting for Godot, an absurd drama by Samuel Beckett, in order to find out his purpose on creating of the character and the symbolism of Godot. The paper will elaborate its question as follows: What is the theme and core value of Waiting for Godot? What are Estragon and Vladimir waiting for? Who is Godot? How Waiting for Godot expresses the characteristics of absurd drama？

Key words: desperation, hope, Godot

摘要:本论文将通过对爱尔兰剧作家萨缪尔.贝克特的荒诞派戏剧《等待戈多》中主要人物戈多的分析，研究作者创造这一人物的目的以及这一任务的象征意义。论文将通过以下几点具体展开：《等待戈多》的主题和核心是什么？主人公流浪汉爱斯特拉冈和弗拉基米尔等待的究竟是什么？戈多究竟是谁？《等待戈多》在艺术上如何表现出荒诞性特征？

关键词： 绝望 希望 戈多