How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue. We used Donald M. Allen's translation.
Quote #10
Stage Directions: The stage remains empty with only the chairs, the dais, the floor covered with streamers and confetti. The main door is wide open onto darkness. We hear for the first time the human noises of the invisible crowd. (542)
What is the darkness beyond the door? Is it the nothingness of death? The meaninglessness of life? Do the two amount to the same thing? What does it mean when "human noises of the invisible crowd" fill this void, then fade away? Could it be symbolic of the way we come to life in the midst of meaninglessness and die in the same way? Or could you interpret it as meaning that we are the light in the darkness?