Das letzte Band
To access his memories (i.e. to see the wall) the man in "Monologue" has first to turn on the lamp. In "Krapp's Last Tape" before Krapp can access his he needs to locate the appropriate tape and switch on the machine. Today, when digital technologies accentuate the process of the externalisation of memory begun with the invention of written language, these plays are more relevant than ever.