Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf post 2

So i finished this book earlier in the day and overall i would say i enjoyed it.

it wasn't like any other classic I've read before and it definitely kept me interested with the way that Martha and George kept trying to one up the other. In my opinion it was actually quite ridiculous at what they would make up and do just to humiliate the other but in the end I feel like they were telling each other that they did care for each other, even if it was very awkward-like. After i read this i HAD to spark-note it because i didn't really feel like i got the message behind the book and after reading that i realized there were quite a few things going on behind the words. For instance the book took place in the late 50's/early 60's and it really showed since both Martha and Honey were expected to do certain things. Honey was expected to marry after becoming pregnant and after that pregnancy failed she was expected by her husband to keep trying. Martha was expected to marry someone who could one day take over her father's position as the owner (not sure if that's the right word) of the college. Well I'm trying not to give away too much in the blog so if any of you are on the fence about reading this, GO FOR IT! It was a quick but very interesting read.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf post 1

So all i can say is like wow! There has got to be some missing piece of information or something to explain why Martha and George are still married to each other. At the beginning of this play i just thought all their bickering was just simple marital banter that was there just to make the story interesting and funny (which it totally is) but oh NO nononononoooo! it just kept on getting worse and worse. Here's a part that i just found hilarious:

George: All right, love...whatever love wants. Isn't it nice the way some people have manners, though, even in this day and age? Isn't it nice that some people won't just come breaking into other poeple's houses even if they do hear some sub-human monster yowling at 'em from inside...?

Martha: SREW YOU!

After i read this i knew i was gonna enjoy this book. So anyway so far I've read part 1 and 2 and all that's happened is martha invited a couple over at 2 AM in the morning and basically Martha and George pretty much go at it with each other. They insult each other to no end and at the end of part 2 Martha even does IT (i think u know what i mean when i say IT) with the male guest, who is actually there with his wife, to get back at George. Through all this though all I'm really thinking is why is the couple even there at 2 AM in the morning anyway? and WHY don't they leave already!?? i mean they can obviously see that they've walked into a war zone so why not just LEAVE? such a weird play but i gotta say its pretty interesting...

oh and i should probably mention that Martha keeps saying such bad things about her husband George who keeps telling her not to but she just doesn't listen! First she goes and talks about their son, which i think George thinks isn't his son, and then she goes and embarrasses him because he isn't the head of the history department yet ( George is a history professor at martha's dad's college). All i can say is poor George and that there is a certain word that describes people like Martha, but i don't say or type bad words so I'm going to let you all imagine it.