George Is Dead

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George Is Dead is a darkly comic one-act play by Elaine May that explores class tensions and emotional detachment when a wealthy, self-absorbed woman intrudes on the life of her working-class childhood caretaker.

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instanceOf one-act play
author Elaine May NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
form dramatic work
genre black comedy
dark comedy
hasPlaywright Elaine May NERFINISHED
hasTheme emotional dependence
intrusion into private life
obligation and resentment
self-absorption
social class differences
language English
mainCharacter wealthy self-absorbed woman
working-class childhood caretaker
medium theatre
setting United States of America
surface form: United States
structure one act
subject childhood relationships
class tensions
emotional detachment
wealth and privilege
working-class life
tone darkly comic
writer Elaine May NERFINISHED

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Elaine May notableWork George Is Dead