Hamm
Hamm is an old blind man who is unable to move from his wheeled armchair, which sits at the center of a room with two high windows. A cantankerous man whose mind rarely settles on…
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Clov
A young man unable to sit down, Clov is Hamm’s caretaker. Although he spends most of his time conversing with Hamm, Nagg, and Nell, Clov sometimes goes into the kitchen to be…
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Nagg
An elderly man who lost his legs years ago in a tandem bike-riding accident with his wife, Nell, Nagg lives in a trashcan that remains stationed next to Hamm’s chair. He periodically pops…
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Nell
Along with her husband, Nagg, Nell lost her legs in a tandem bike-riding accident many years ago. She now lives in a trashcan that sits next to Hamm’s chair. When she pokes her…
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Mother Pegg
A woman who never appears on stage, Mother Pegg is somebody whom Clov and Hamm reference several times in the play. According to Clov, Mother Pegg died “of darkness” because Hamm refused to give her…
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