Nihilism derives its name from the Latin root nihil, meaning nothing, that which does not exist. This same root is found in the verb “annihilate”, to bring to nothing, to destroy completely. Nihilism is the the rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless. looking into Samuel Beckett’s play Endgame and his life as a writer more I was able to see some of these nihilistic ideologies within his works easier. The setting of Endgame is a somewhat dark room where four characters are in conversing with one another supposedly after some sort of world Apocalypse. The characters seem somewhat lifeless and lack care for most.This is evident in the first speech, Clov says, “I can’t be punished any more”. In Hamms first speech you get the same nonchalant vibe. Hamm’s first speech, he asks, “can there be misery loftier than mine?” In the play Hamm is blind and cannot walk. On the other hand Clov can walk, but he can’t sit. Nagg and Nell are both legless, and have lost some of their hearing and sight. What one character lacks physically per say you can see it in another character. They all play off one an another. Straying away from characters and their nihilistic tones, the language in the play is very important. The constant pauses portray a worldview of brokenness. The play is very fragmented and it seems that Beckett is trying to portray the idea that the world is incomplete. Their is a failure to explain what is going on in this incomplete world.

A.Green