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This 10 page paper gives a brief summary of Edward Albee's play, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Analysis is given which includes a feminist perspective on the themes, sexual roles, and percieved messages hidden in the play. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Edward Albee, if very likely could have been. The theme of a marriage on the rocks, it can be said, may serve only as a vehicle for something deeper and
more profound than the deteriorating relationship between George and Martha. Albees veiled and not-so-veiled comments about feminism have served as a rallying point for many to whose cause this play
seems to espouse. The play, itself takes place in the small New England town of New Carthage, in the home of George and Martha who are very much involved in
the college atmosphere of the town. This is due in part to the fact that George is an ambition-less history professor and Martha is the daughter of the college president.
Both are approaching middle age and in act one have invited a very young couple to their house for drinks. Nick and his wife Honey arrive and immediately are treated
to the bickering and barely concealed hostility that exists between Martha and George. Honey tends to cope by drinking heavily while Nick, seemingly fascinated by the whole scene, tries to
make the best of the situation. This scene is a sequence of contrasts. It is clear that there is a struggle for power between man and wife. High energy to
low energy. Small conservative town in New England, but situated in the progressive atmosphere of an University. This is very symbolic, it can be said to the juxtaposition of Martha
to George. Martha is high energy and ambitious, whereas George is low keyed and has no real ambition beyond his station in life. It is quite clear that Martha wants
more for herself, but George has kept her from that, despite what he had seemed when they first were married. This in effect explains the chant, "Whos afraid of Virginia
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