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Edward Albee: A Dramatist in Protest | ||
| journal of the college of basic education | ||
| Article 1, Volume 17, Issue 70, 2011, Pages 139-148 | ||
| Author | ||
| Abbas Hilal Farhood Al-Janaby | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study is an attempt to explore the major social and moral concerns of Edward Albee (1928- ) in two of his famous plays: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? and The Death of Bessie Smith . In these plays Albee reveals his protest against corrupt cultural values and the false concept of manhood and womanhood .He also exposes the perverted husband-wife relationships which lead to frustrations and nightmares . Themes of social inequality , racial distinction , loss and death are never absent of Albee’s mind. In his representations of the American social life , Albee focuses on the artificial nature of many human relationships in his society . Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? is a realistic portrayal of the dominance of the illusive dreams of the American elite . The play is set in an American college.It presents the events of one night spent by two couples who stay up drinking after a party given by the President of the college. The four characters of the play reveal the history of their marriages.George is a middle-aged professor of History.Martha, his wife , is the daughter of the President of the college.Nick is a young professor of Biology. Honey, his wife, is a rich heiress of her father.Albee criticizes their mercenary marriages. | ||
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