" Edward Albee also used similes like "warm as toast.... " The point of both of these masterpieces by Edward Albee is mainly to show what was life like as a member of a middle-class white American family during the 1950s to 1960s. ... In conclusion, in the making of these plays, Edward Albee referred to the situation of normal, everyday lives of some families in America. ...
Edward Albee's play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" ... By personalizing aspects of the epic Albee has inverted many of its features to create satire. ... Abrams's definition of epic, in his book "A Glossary of Literary Terms," is used comparatively to demonstrate how Albee achieves satire. ... Albee has created an anthesis; George and Martha are pathetic characters. ... Albee further reduces the scope of the play by creating a very late evening within a single room which progresses in real time. ...
Both Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" and Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?... Both Albee and Miller use claustrophobic settings to explore the theme of truth and illusion. ... Albee never creates an appropriate time for any of the characters to leave and forces them to confront their issues. ... Furthermore, Albee's characters drink lots of alcohol in the play: "My God, you can swill it down, can't you?... In contrast, Albee seems to comment on a "moral decline." ...
