Fun and Games
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"Fun and Games" is the title of the first act of Edward Albee’s play "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", in which a seemingly lighthearted evening gradually reveals the toxic dynamics of a middle-aged couple’s marriage.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
part of a play
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theatrical act ⓘ |
| author | Edward Albee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | middle-aged couple’s marriage ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
establishes central couple’s relationship
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introduces psychological games between characters ⓘ sets up conflicts explored in later acts ⓘ |
| featuresCharacters |
George
NERFINISHED
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Honey NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsInNarrative | offstage events before the play begins ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeDevelopment | gradual revelation of toxic dynamics ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | initially lighthearted ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesInNarrative |
The Exorcism
NERFINISHED
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Walpurgisnacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequenceInWork | act 1 ⓘ |
| setting | living room of George and Martha’s house ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional manipulation
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illusion versus reality ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ |
| timeInFiction | late night after a faculty party ⓘ |
| titleOf | first act of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ |
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