Both Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" and Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," are plays that focus on how individuals are "afraid of living a life without false illusions"1 ... to Willy's unrealistic expectations. Both playwrights delve towards "the marrow" of truth and slowly reveal how facing the truth is necessary, however painful. Both Albee and Miller use claustrophobic settings to explore the theme of truth and illusion. The "towering angular shapes" in Miller's play represent how Willy feels ... of life is not colourful. In comparison, Schlöndorff uses very little...

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Somehow, the title of Edward Albee's most prominent play, Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, leads the reader to believe that the play is centered on the writer, Virginia Woolf. Other than the intense psychological ... It's difficult to keep from wondering if the tone and depth of the relationship between George and Martha in the play was reflective of Albee's own past. That doesn't seem to be entirely the case, however. Albee was adopted within a month of his birth into a very financially secure but emotionally depleted family. He left the home while still in ... the closed front room of the...

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• Grade Level: High School