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George is a middle-aged history professor. He and his wife, Martha, have been entertaining Nick, a young biology professor at the same college, and his wife, Honey. Throughout the evening, Martha has been mocking and insulting George, who responds with passive-aggressive barbs of his own. The insults reached a fever pitch when Martha launched into the story of her courtship with George, pointedly remarking that he never lived up to his potential and instead became a “flop.” An incensed George
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Start: George: MARTHA! MARTHA!
Nick: I told you…she’s making coffee.
George: For your hysterical wife, who goes up and down.
Nick: Went. Up and down.
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End: George: And so you’re testy. Naturally. Don’t…worry about it. Anybody who comes here ends up getting…testy. It’s expected…don’t be upset.
Nick: (Testy) I’m not upset!
George: You’re testy.
Nick: Yes.
Citation: Edward Albee, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Dramatists Play Service, 2005, pp. 45-47.
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