Which option best describes the purpose of endgame?
a. to show that death comes to those who invite it
b. to show that existence is purposeless and repetitive
c. to show that hope is the most powerful emotion
d. to show that at the end of life, family matters most

B. To show that existence is purposeless and repetitive

Endgame is a play in one act by Samuel Beckett. The main theme of the play is the fact that beginnings and ends are intertwined, which leads to an existence that is cyclical and repetitive. This perpetual loop does not allow the characters to achieve final closure, making life seem completely devoid of purpose or resolution.

answer: a

explanation:

read the following excerpt from “greece” by oscar wilde.

the sea was sapphire [colored], and the sky

burned like a heated opal through the air;

we hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair

for the blue lands that to the eastward lie.

which words does the poet include to the reader visualize the scene?

“the sea was sapphire”

“through the air”

“was blowing fair”

“to the eastward lie”