It is unclear if Nell truly does die--Beckett was opaque about this in conversation as well, even with the actors he was directing. Assuming she has died, perhaps it is only temporary, and she will be resurrected the next day. In the cyclical world the characters inhabit, this is not an implausible idea--maybe her death is a daily routine. A more likely reason for her death is that Nell is the one character who understands her limitations--she knows that she and Nagg can't kiss, and calls the routines they go through a "farce." Her reward, then, is death, since she is the only one who acce…
