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Three Edward Albee's Plays


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Three Edward Albee's Plays
Looks at the meaning of the tittles of three Edward Albee plays: "The Zoo Story", "The Sandbox" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf".
1,435 words (approx. 5.7 pages) | 0 sources | 2008 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper explains that a title of a play is often an indication of what the play might be about, where a story takes place or must be interpreted, such as Edward Albee's plays, "The Zoo Story", "The Sandbox" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf". The paper then goes on to analyze and interpret the titles of each play. It first relates that "The Sandbox", which the writer believes is the weakest of the three plays, sets the play inside a sandbox that represents more than just a child's sandbox or the beach. Next, the paper explains "The Zoo Story" does not take place in a zoo, but rather depicts the main character's life, which is like a zoo. Lastly, the paper discusses the play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf", suggesting that the title of this play is the hardest to interpret.

From the Paper:

"One interpretation is that the title is a description of Jerry's life. While Peter lives a very civilized life in an upper-class neighborhood in New York with his wife, children, and pets, Jerry lives in "a four-story brownstone rooming house." From his description, we learn that the other tenants in the boarding house are from all walks of life and include a "colored queen," a drunken landlord, and a Puerto Rican family. The way the house is set up is representative of a zoo. The people live in their own sections of the house much like animals in a zoo and have seemingly nothing in common."

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APA Citation:

Three Edward Albee's Plays (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 11, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Three-Edward-Albee's-Plays/109487

MLA Citation:

"Three Edward Albee's Plays" 15 January 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Three-Edward-Albee's-Plays/109487>




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I am a 2008 graduate of Holy Family University's Graduate School with a Master's in Secondary Education with a concentration in English Literature.
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