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mehmeh86
mehmeh86
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What is meant by Nell's statement "Nothing is funnier than unhappiness"?

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Posted by mehmeh86 on Tuesday March 20, 2007 at 7:52 AM and tagged with endgame.

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  1. janeyb

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    "‘‘Nothing is funnier than unhappiness.’’ Though Endgame is dark, there is humor in the play. Clov’s confusion over which items to fetch first and his antics with the ladder could be directly out of a film starring Charlie Chaplin, whom Beckett admired. Commenting on Endgame himself, Beckett identi- fied the phrase ‘‘nothing is funnier than unhappiness’’ as key to the play’s interpretation and performance. "

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    Posted by janeyb on Tuesday March 20, 2007 at 8:06 AM