Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Marriage Quotes Page 2
How we cite the quotes:
Citations follow this format: (Act.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue.
Citations follow this format: (Act.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue.
| Quote #4 George: It isn't the prettiest spectacle…seeing a couple of middle-aged types hacking away at each other, all red in the face and winded, missing half the time. (2.36) |
This is a pretty apt description of the state of George and Martha's marriage.
| Quote #5 Nick: I married her because she was pregnant. […] It was a hysterical pregnancy. She blew up, and then she went down. (1.49-1.51) |
Nick reveals here that his marriage, which seemed to be perfect at first, was really just a marriage of necessity.
| Quote #6 Martha: And along [George] came, bright eyed, into the History Department. And do you know what I did , dumb cluck that I am? […] I fell for him. (1.736) |
This admission on Martha's part reveals that her now hateful marriage did begin with love.
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