Krapp’s Last Tape (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Samuel Beckett
- First Published: 1958
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Absurdist
- Time of Work: An evening
- Setting: Krapp’s den
- Principal Characters: Krapp
- Genres: Drama, Absurdist literature
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Memory, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Existentialism, Joy or sorrow, Aging, Isolation
The Story:
In a circle of light surrounded by darkness, Krapp sat at a table in his den. Pale and clownlike in appearance, he had a bulbous purple nose and wore old black trousers, a dirty white shirt with a black vest, and oddly oversized dirty white boots. His gray hair was messy and he needed a shave. It was his sixty-ninth birthday. Krapp fumbled in his pocket, withdrew an envelope, and took out a small bunch of keys. He went to his desk where he unlocked a drawer and removed a recording tape. After peering at the tape he put it back and unlocked the second drawer, taking...
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