Act II
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Act II is the middle act of Edward Albee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play "A Delicate Balance," in which the tensions and unspoken conflicts within a suburban family intensify.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act II (A Delicate Balance) | 0 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | theatrical act ⓘ |
| associatedWorkAward | Pulitzer Prize for Drama (for A Delicate Balance) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinWork | middle section of the play ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Edward Albee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
development of central conflicts
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intensification of tensions ⓘ middle act ⓘ |
| followedBy | Act III (A Delicate Balance) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Act I (A Delicate Balance) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Edward Albee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
deepens character relationships
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heightens psychological strain among characters ⓘ |
| partOf | A Delicate Balance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | three-act structure of A Delicate Balance ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | second act ⓘ |
| setting | suburban family home ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional repression
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family tension ⓘ suburban malaise ⓘ unspoken conflict ⓘ |
| workAwardContext | part of Pulitzer Prize-winning play ⓘ |
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