Act III

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Act III is the final act of Edward Albee’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play "A Delicate Balance," in which the tensions and emotional conflicts within a suburban family reach their climax and resolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf act of a play
concludesWorkThat won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Edward Albee NERFINISHED
dramaticFunction climax
resolution
featuresCharacter Agnes NERFINISHED
Claire NERFINISHED
Edna NERFINISHED
Harry NERFINISHED
Julia NERFINISHED
Tobias NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceInWork 1966 Broadway production of A Delicate Balance
follows Act II of A Delicate Balance NERFINISHED
genre drama
tragicomedy
isFinalActOf A Delicate Balance NERFINISHED
language English
medium theatre
narrativeRole confrontation of underlying fears
testing of family bonds
partOf A Delicate Balance NERFINISHED
positionInSeries third act
setting suburban family home
theme emotional conflict
existential anxiety
family tension
fear of emptiness
fragility of relationships
social obligation

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A Delicate Balance hasPart Act III