If Beckett were Shakespeare he might well have written: “To be seen or not to be seen, that is the question.” It is an issue that concerns many of Beckett's characters. At the end of the first act of "Waiting for Godot", when the boy wants to know what to tell Mr Godot, Vladimir tells him: “Tell him … ("he hesitates") … tell him you saw us. ("Pause.") You did see us, didn’t you?” But what happens when you are alone? The narrator of "The Unnamable" answers: “They depart, one by one, and the voices go on, it’s not theirs, they were never there, there was never anyone but you, talking to you about you…” The old woman in "Rockaby" appears to be the exact opposite of O but although she actively seeks to be seen by someone while O does everything to avoid perceivedness, the irony is that both characters are alone with only themselves for company.