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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Fun and Games canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf part of a play ⓘ
theatrical act ⓘ
author Edward Albee ⓘ
depicts middle-aged couple’s marriage ⓘ
dramaticFunction establishes central couple’s relationship ⓘ
introduces psychological games between characters ⓘ
sets up conflicts explored in later acts ⓘ
featuresCharacters George ⓘ
Honey ⓘ
Martha ⓘ
Nick ⓘ
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? ⓘ
precedesInNarrative The Exorcism ⓘ
Walpurgisnacht ⓘ
linked to: Walpurgis Night
sequenceInWork act 1 ⓘ
setting living room of George and Martha’s house ⓘ
theme emotional manipulation ⓘ
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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Save the Cat beat sheet → hasBeat → Fun and Games ⓘ