Although Beckett may not find a solution in "Endgame," Beckett is not entirely hopeless. Beckett does offer some hope for conversation and human connection towards the end of his play, such as this exchange:
CLOV:
This is what we call making an exit.
HAMM:
I'm obliged to you, Clov. For your services.
CLOV (turning sharply):
Ah pardon, it's I am obliged to you.
HAMM:
It's we are obliged to each other.
These exchanges do not take place in a state of fury, like Crow's rejection of the world created by God. Rather, the hope Beckett finds is a transient ability of two individuals to aid one another, despite...
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