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Endgame

Important Quotations Explained

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Plot Overview

Character List

Analysis of Major Characters

Themes, Motifs, and Symbols

Beginning–Nagg's appearance

Nagg's appearance–chair ride

Chair Ride–Nagg Wakes Up

Nagg Wakes Up–Hamm's Monologue

From Hamm's monologue–end

Important Quotations Explained

Key Facts

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Endgame

Samuel Beckett

Important Quotations Explained

"Nothing is funnier than unhappiness"

Explanation for Quotation #1

"Finished, it's finished, nearly finished, it must be nearly finished Grain upon grain, one by one, and one day, suddenly, there's a heap, a little heap, the impossible heap."

Explanation for Quotation #2

"Look at the world—and look at my TROUSERS."

Explanation for Quotation #3

"We're not beginning to to mean something?"

Explanation for Quotation #4

"A world where all would be silent and still and each thing in its last place"

Explanation for Quotation #5

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