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A 12 page essay that discusses this play by Samuel Beckett in detail. The compelling question of the play is whether or not Clov will actually leave Hamm, as he threatens to do throughout the narrative. Some interpretations of the play see the characters as being trapped in a cyclical existence that has no true meaning due to its repetitive nature. Others have posited that due to actions in the play that seem irrevocable, there is a possibility for freedom. Examination of the play, however, the evidence that favors an interpretation that the characters are trapped in a meaningless and pointless existence is much stronger than any indication that there is an escape from their private hell. Over and over again, Beckett focuses on the farcical nature of the characters' repetitious behavior, which creates rituals of living that serve no purpose and simply keep them going toward all life's ultimate destiny, which is death. No additional sources cited.
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rather like an extremely abstract poem that conveys meaning and observations about life through complicated and sometimes convoluted metaphors. The plays structure is built upon repetitive actions that suggests a
cyclical nature to life and existence, in which beginnings and endings are intertwined and seemingly predestined. The compelling question of the play is whether or not Clov will actually
leave Hamm, as he threatens to do throughout the narrative. Some interpretations of the play see the characters as being trapped in a cyclical existence that has no true
meaning due to its repetitive nature. Others have posited that due to actions in the play that seem irrevocable, there is a possibility for freedom. Examination of the play, however,
the evidence that favors an interpretation that the characters are trapped in a meaningless and pointless existence is much stronger than any indication that there is an escape from their
private hell. Over and over again, Beckett focuses on the farcical nature of the characters repetitious behavior, which creates rituals of living that serve no purpose and simply keep them
going toward all lifes ultimate destiny, which is death. The tone of the play is immediately set by the bareness of the stage and its gray light. There are two
small windows with curtains drawn, two ashbins covered with an old sheet and an armchair, with its occupant also covered with an old sheet (Beckett 1). Clov moves to the
windows with a "stiff, staggering walk" and looks out one then the other (Beckett 1). After drawing the curtains, and looking out, Clov laughs briefly. He draws the sheets
off the ashbins, look in and laughs, and then draws the sheet off of Hamm, looks at him and laughs as well (Beckett 1). Beckett was one of a group
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