Edward Albee: A Dramatist in Protest

Abstract

This study is an attempt to explore the major social and

moral concerns of Edward Albee (1928-

) in two of his

famous plays: Who’s Afraid of Virgini a Woolf ? and The Death

of Bessie Smith . In these plays, Albee reveals his protest against

corrupt cultural values and the false concept of manhood and

womanhood .

He also exposes the perverted husband-wife relationships which

lead to frustrations and nightmares .The themes of social

inequality, racial distinction , loss and death are never absent of

Albee’s mind. In his representations of the American social life ,

Albee focuses on the artificial nature of many human

relationships in his society .