'Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?'

In Albee’s play, the song, "Who 's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" means "Who is afraid to live without illusion?" At the finale of the play, Martha states that she is afraid of reality. Subsequently, the illusion of their son endures throughout George and Martha 's hysterical and violent marriage. Eventually, George destroys the illusion (their son) when Martha casts it out into reality. Throughout the play, illusion appears indistinguishable from reality. It is challenging to tell which of George and Martha 's tales about George 's past or about their son stand factual or untrue. Martha defends her verbal abusiveness by saying, “I 'm loud and I 'm vulgar, and I wear the pants in the house because somebody 's got to, but I am not a monster. I 'm not” (Who 's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?). This leads the couple to indignation and competition for dominance in their relationship. Likewise, Nick and Honey 's lives remain established on illusion. Nick married her for money, not affection, and because he believed she was pregnant. Moreover, Honey has been misleading him by consuming birth control to avert pregnancy. Thus, Nick engages with Martha in sexual activity to prove his manhood, yet he is unable to perform. George eludes that this probably is not the first time Martha has been unfaithful stating: “And please keep your clothes on, too. There aren 't many more sickening sights in this world than you with a few drinks in you and your skirt up over your head. Or (your heads), I should say” (Who 's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?). Furthermore, the pain and

Lastly, the audience is dumbfounded, since they cannot distinguish between fact and fiction. The difference between illusion and reality is that illusions are contradictions between the senses or what is being perceived. Moreover, reality has numerous definitions that brand a statement valid and genuine. Furthermore, the story is occupied with these situations which contribute to the audience’s confusion