Endgame

In the play Endgame, written by Samuel Beckett, there is a particular passage that involves two harmless characters, Nagg and Nell, giggling over their sons’ sadness and woeful state of mind. When reproducing the dialogue between these two parents, this passage conveys how these two laugh and make fun of their own son while he sinks into depression. In addition, Nell, the mother, oddly compares suffering with happiness and positive feelings. Because, in her own way it is allowing her to escape the troubles and suffering that she experiences everyday while being trapped in a foul trash can. Although, at the same time she realizes that this recurring feeling of desolation will never exit her life and it only becomes a part of her not so humorous daily routine. Therefore, illustrating that to surpass unhappiness and frustrated events, one must laugh to attempt to bring happiness upon their life. But, in the end, the happiness goes by because the repetitive feeling of misery and despair is too substantial to disregard. Towards the beginning of this passage, the main character, Hamm, exclaims…

1. Chess/endgame (1): When a game of chess starts, the end is inevitable. The outcome of the ending is already determined by the first move. It sets the course for the entire game. Hamm represents the king; the piece that holds all the power yet is extremely vulnerable at the same time. Clov is a knight; trapped in a patterned way of movement and actions. Nell and Nagg represent captured chess pieces because they cannot move. The game of chess imitates a lot of repetitious movements. This is…

The title of the play is absolutely parallel to life in a box. The title is highly abundant because it related to the motif of a chess game that is about to terminate. 7- Origins: Due to World War the Second, the humanity is devoured and everything lost its prominence. The origin of the play is made up of Beckett’s confrontation with such circumstances. 8- Genre: Samuel Beckett considers that modern man is spiritually detached. This is so explicit in his play Endgame, where he utilizes some…

Response When we analyze Samuel Beckett’s work, Endgame, we are able to observe different interpretations. At first glance, the viewer might assume that the purpose of the work was to show a typical family scene, represented by elderly parents, their son already advanced in age and his servant dissatisfied with his labor, but always helpful. If it is analyzed in greater depth, we can find other interpretations such as, seeing the work, from a psychoanalytic point of view, consider it as the mind…

1. INTRODUCTION This summer project will be an attempt to explore how Samuel Beckett’s characterization, setting and use of language in his play 'Endgame' reveal his tendency to employ some existentialist concepts such as despair, anxiety and thrownness on the way to authenticity. Existentialism is a philosophical movement which focuses on individual existence rejecting the absolute reason. There are some reasons for the appearance of Existentialism in the history of thought. First of all,…

The Lewis chessmen are 78 ornately carved ancient chess pieces. Made from walrus ivory, carved with extreme skill, the 78 pieces consisted of eight Kings, eight Queens, sixteen bishops, fifteen knights, nineteen pawns and twelve rooks. The rooks in particular show almost a comedic side of the chess pieces, with solders called berserkers with wide expressive eyes biting at their shields. The variation found between the pieces show that these chess pieces likely originated from about 5 different…

1 One prevention strategy for aids that was brought up in “Endgame: AIDS in Black America” was educating those in high school the importance of abstinence to prevent the spread of the disease, however that was a problem because many had already had sex. Due to the fact that it would be difficult to stop those high school students for having sex, it was suggested that the use of condoms should be promoted. Another prevention strategy was the syringe exchange program, however it was controversial…

A Discussion of Endgame in terms of Apocalyptic Ending and Eco-critical Perspective Endgame, by Samuel Beckett, is a phenomenal play that questions life, death, existence, and meaning. The fact that it was written by someone who believes life is beyond human rationality, makes it more difficult and even meaningless to analyze the play, and try to deduce from it. However, underlying its absurdity, I believe there lies a harsh reality about dying and ending. In this paper, I will discuss Endgame…

Beginners Guide to Chess Chess is a competitive strategic game that every person should play at least once in their life. The game of chess can be incredibly difficult at the master level but this will be a comprehensive guide on the basics and how to get started. Now, it’s time to learn how to kill the king. Items Needed Step 1: Board Preparation 1. To begin place the pieces in their correct positions. The pawns go in the second row on your side of the board. They go in all eight squares…

I had never seen so many ponies at the Manhattan Memorial park. Fillies were running around screaming, playing, chasing one another, giggling. By the looks of it, the chess competitors were trying to meditate in an isolated area of the park, preparing their minds for the tournament. From afar, I could hear drums and trombones. Seats were placed around the competitors’ tables, where they would eventually falter to either a win or a loss. Dusty and Vinyl went to register for the competition,…