At first instance, the reader may perceive that only Estragon is dependent on Vladimir, but as the plays starts to develop, both, Vladimir and Estragon depend on either themselves or an external cause that lies beyond their control. .
Furthermore in the play of Waiting for Godot, The dependence of Estragon on Vladimir is once again shown when Estragon asks Vladimir to help him out to take off his own boot. Estragon tells Vladimir: "Ah stop blathering and help me off with this bloody thing." To what Vladimir responds: "Hand in hand from the top of the Eiffel Tower, among the first. We were respectable in those days. Now it is too late. They would not even let us up. (Estragon tears at his boot). What are you doing?" and Estragon responds: "Taking off my boot. Did that ever happen to you?" and Vladimir gets back to him when he says: "Boots must be taken off every day; I am tired telling you that. Why don't you listen to me?" and finally Estragon replies in a feeble manner: "Help me!" ( I.i. 8). The dependence relationship on this scene lies on the importance that Estragon gives to his boot. It is unbelievable how Estragon can not even take out his boot without the help of his dear friend Vladimir. Little by little, Estragon starts to become more and more dependent on Vladimir on insignificant things as a boot, as when to eat and when not to eat, when to move forward and when not to.
As it becomes clearer to the reader or the audience the dependence of Estragon on Vladimir as the play develops, the reliance of Vladimir on an external force becomes also quite obvious. At the end of the fist act of the play Waiting for Godot, Vladimir and Estragon finally decide to move on after their encounter with the boy that told them that Godot would not come that night; but somehow they lack the internal strong force that would produce them to move on with their lives. When Vladimir tells Estragon: "We can still part, if you think it would be better.