Endgame How does the line mene mene in Samuel Becketts play Endgame provide the Biblical key
(X) "Mene, mene" provides the Biblical key to Samuel Becketts Endgame. (1) "Mene, mene" in Endgame alludes to the Book of Daniel. (2) "Mene, mene" leads to the Biblical identity of the characters in Endgame. (3) "Mene, mene" points to the Biblical theme of Becketts Endgame. ______________________________________________________________________ (1) "Mene, mene" provides the Biblical key to Samuel Becketts Endgame. Specifically, "Mene, mene" in Endgame alludes to the Book of Daniel. ... 12 of Endgame, the following dialogue takes place between Hamm and Clov: CLOV: I look at the wall. ... Mene, mene…? ... "Mene, mene" are the first two words of the famous Writing on the Wall, in the Book of Daniel, Chapter Five, Verse Twenty-five: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. ... Daniel tells Belshazzar that he does not want any gifts but he will try to interpret the writing. ... Daniel then tells Belshazzar that he has not humbled himself either, has been praising false gods and had not glorified God, so it was God who sent the hand which had written, Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin." Daniel then tells Belshazzar that the meaning of the words is: Mene: God has counted the days until your kingdom will end. ... (2) After alluding to the Book of Daniel, "Mene, mene" leads to the biblical identity of the characters in Endgame. For example, we discover Biblical identities of Nagg, Hamm, and Clov in king Nebuchadnezzar, king Belshazzar, and the prophet Daniel, respectively, in chapters Four and Five of the Book of Daniel.