Endgame Defeat Quotes Page 1
Citations follow this format: (Act.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue.
| Quote #1 CLOV (fixed gaze, tonelessly) |
Why does Clov begin by saying that things are "finishes" and then qualify by saying that things are "nearly finished" and then qualify again by saying that things "must be nearly finished"? How much more uncertainty is there at the end of this sentence than at the beginning? Is there any hope in the play after these first few lines?
| Quote #2 HAMM |
How is Hamm's hesitation to end in a way an admission of defeat? How is the failure to accept defeat that runs throughout the play itself an even greater defeat? Why do you think that Hamm hesitates?
| Quote #3 NAGG |
Why might Nell still be trying to cry? Do you think that she would be crying for herself or for other people? How does she still show sympathy for Nagg even though she refuses to scratch him? Is the fact that she cannot cry in some way a hint that her death is imminent?
