A review by ed_moore
Endgame by Samuel Beckett

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Endgame was weird. Not Cavendish or Kafka weird, but still weird. It is a play about a blind man called Hamm, his parents of whom each live in bins, and their attendant Clov. It wasn’t awful and has some deep messages behind it like the subaltern feeling that one is unable to break from their oppressor, or the metamorphosis-esque idea of leaving those unable to contribute to society now to be abandoned in the bin (literally in the case of Nagg and Nell), however despite these interesting dynamics, for all the plays weirdness, absolutely nothing happened. Time seems to stand still, a wider world ceases to exist and emotion is null and void. Beckett’s concept is extremely intersting, however in practice didn’t float for me.