Question

Read this excerpt from Endgame by Samuel Beckett:

HAMM:

Is it night already then?

CLOV:

(looking)

No.

HAMM:

Then what is it?

CLOV:

(looking)

Gray.

(Lowering the telescope, turning towards Hamm, louder.)

Gray!

(Pause. Still louder.)

GRAY!

(Pause. He gets down, approaches Hamm from behind, whispers in his ear.)

HAMM:

(starting)

Gray! Did I hear you say gray?

CLOV:

LIght black. From pole to pole.


Which sentence most accurately describes the implied conflict in the passage?

Answer 1

The implied conflict in the passage is the confusion or disagreement between Hamm and Clov regarding the perception of their surroundings.