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"Three years after Godot, Beckett premiered this equally bleak yet entertaining scenario with four characters. At an indeterminate time in an indeterminate place (which could be one of the last rooms standing after a nuclear war, or, judging from its design, the inside of a human skull), Hamm, blind and seated in a wooden armchair on casters, makes speeches and orders around Clov, who is able to stand and walk, but not to sit down (and might be his son). Also in the room are Nagg and Nell, a legless but optimistic and loving couple who are Hamm's parents, inhabit garbage cans, and occasionally reminisce (although Nell eventually goes silent and may die in the course of the action). Hamm and Clov expect something to happen soon -- an ending, perhaps! -- yet also fear possible consequences and are unable to act, though they constantly threaten to do so."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Son
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Brain/Body disability?
- physical disability
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- servant
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 2 ()
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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