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 Direction: "We hear for the first time the human noises of the invisible crowd" (542)
Ionesco ends the play by throwing one more question about reality at his audience. What does it mean that only now we hear the invisible crowd? Were they there the whole time? Why can we hear them only now that all of the "real" people have left the stage?