Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1962

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Why do you think Martha invites Nick and Honey over? What is her ulterior motive? Why do you think Nick and Honey stay?

How does alcohol function in the play? Choose one character and follow their relationship with alcohol throughout the night and explain how alcohol functions for them. Use details from the text.

Imagine that you are producing a contemporary production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? What issues in the play do you think are most relevant today and why?