Albee, Edward: 1928 - 2016

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 1962 - Information about the Book

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  • Facts
    • Winner of the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play and the 1962–63 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play. More awards.
    • Summaries and Analysis of the various scenes
    • Character Analyses: George, Martha, Nick, Honey
    • Author Relationship of the characters
      • Transcript
        Hans Fischer - Mr. Albee, is it possible to see Nick and Honey as representing young George and Martha? It would then mean that after 22 years of marriage Geoge and Martha would finally think about what has gone wrong in their relation. Or is this not how you would like to see your play?

        Edward Albee - Well, I can't stop anybody from thinking that way, if they want to. But none of the characters in "Who's Afraid of Virginia" are metaphorical. They are real people in real situations. These people are not representatives. Nick and Honey are not representatives of George and Martha 20 years later. They are representatives of themselves only.

        Hans Fischer - Thank you very much.

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    • References
    • Author College or university? Both expressions are used; in a mail sent to SwissEduc on January 10, 2002 Edward Albee explains, "I think the problem is simply the author not being careful. Of course it's a college."
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