The Birthday Party

In "The Birthday Party" by Harold Pinter, why did Peter lie to Meg at the end when she asked where Stanley was?

In "The Birthday Party" by Harold Pinter, why did Peter lie to Meg at the end when she asked where Stanley was?

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Peter lies because he knows that the knowledge Stanley has been taken away will ultimtely leave Meg as mentally fragile as Stanley.

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