Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

This story is intense. It's about a couple who invite another couple over to their house because the Martha's (the wife) father insisted that they be nice to them. Martha and George's marriage is basically having a meltdown in front of their guest Honey and Nick. The young couple eventually get wrapped up in the whole mess and for some reason don't just leave. Both couples are dysfunctional and there are many interesting themes of illusion vs. reality, sex being used for power or revenge [ I'm talking about Martha marrying a man to control the university, Martha using sex in an attempt to hurt George, Honey's hysterical pregnancy to get married. (although I feel Nick is an abusive character. I imagined he used her and only married her to keep his reputation. ) (hide spoiler)] and the individual problems of the characters. (Martha is over bearing, George is spineless, Nick being unfaithful and pompous, and Honey who seems depressed) If you read or watch a performance of this it's hard to look away. It's like a train wreck, where it is awful but you can appreciate the chaos of it. This work is really fun to analyze and talk about with others.

I would strongly recommend seeing this performed or a performance audiobook! ~Ashley