of the stage In Act One it has no leaves In Act Two it has four or five leaves Vladimir notices this change He says Now it s covered with leaves This gives a little hope It may mean life can change But Godot still does not come The tree is also linked with death The men talk about hanging themselves from it Estragon says Let s hang ourselves immediately Thus the tree shows both hope and despair Connection Between Road and Tree The road and the tree never change place They are always there The characters keep returning to them The road shows movement in life but the tree shows stillness Together they create the feeling of being trapped between moving forward and staying in the same place The road and the tree make the setting simple but rich They give Waiting for Godot its deep meaning of hope death and life s uncertain journey nbsp