Relationships

Third time reading this and it's still the same: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf is my one favorite works of literature. The plot is racy and fun, while keeping my mind in suspense for revelations and arguments. Additionally, the dialogue is deliciously diabolical, with each character revealing each other's personal and professional information, and reveling in their darkest secrets. The play is truly more of a character-driven plot, which should make this play an actor's dream. For instance, who wouldn't want to dive in the craze, yet vibrant psyche of Martha, or the cynical and trapped soul of George? Martha and George's relationship is one of the main attractions of the play, and the one that I find myself investing in the most. Filled with sarcasm and empty with no child, their relationship captures my attention easier than Nick and Honey's relationship. Overall, the play felt very quick and was not a trouble third read. In addition, I found myself looking more at the revelation at the end when George reveals there is no son and then sings to Martha, "Who is afraid of Virginia Woolf?" The meaning behind the question (who is afraid of living life without illusions) became more profound this time around (and I still do not know why).