The document summarizes the play Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. It introduces the two main characters, Vladimir and Estragon, who are waiting beside a leafless tree for someone named Godot to arrive. While waiting, they engage in various discussions and encounters with other characters like Pozzo and his slave Lucky. At the end of each act, a messenger boy appears to tell Vladimir that Godot will not come that day. The document provides background on the plot and characters of the play.