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Read this excerpt from Endgame by Samuel Beckett:

HAMM:I've made you suffer too much.(Pause.)Haven't I?
CLOV:It's not that.
HAMM:I haven't made you suffer too much?
CLOV:Yes!
HAMM (relieved):Ah, you gave me a fright!(Pause. Coldly)Forgive me.(Pause. Louder.)I said, Forgive me.
CLOV:I heard you.
What thematic idea does this passage most clearly help develop?
A. Human relationships are full of pain and cruelty.
B. Asking for forgiveness is the first step to healing.
C. People often fail to respect each other’s apologies.
D. Sometimes people don’t recognize their own suffering.

Respuesta :

A. human realtionships are full of pain and cruelty

MrsTate

A. Human relationships are full of pain and cruelty.


In the Endgame, Hamm and Clov have a master/servant relationship. Often Hamm is cruel to Clov, but Clov can't just leave because he is dependent on Hamm for food and shelter.The novel explores how human relationships are full of pain and cruelty using the relationship of Hamm and Clov. In this passage specifically, Hamm is apologizing for his cruelty to Clov, but Clov doesn't seem to accept his apology or trust in it.

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