Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
This play is chock full of baby images. It seems like Albee slips one in at least every other page. First of all, George and Martha call each other “baby” all throughout the play. Martha also calls Nick that a few times too. One of those occasions is the first time they kiss. Nick touches her breast and she pushes him away saying, “Take it easy, boy. Down, baby.” (7.31) George and Martha also often refer to Nick and Honey as if they were children. When the young couple first arrives, George greets them with, “You must be our little guests” (1.64), while Martha says to them “Hey, kids…sit down” (1.175). Later on George calls them “tots” (3.232) which is an even more blatant baby reference. Another baby image is when George describes Honey on the bathroom floor, saying she’s “Peaceful…so peaceful […] sucking her thumb […] rolled up like a fetus” (2.750-2.752). We should also point out that Martha sometimes talks to George in baby talk, usually by begging for a drink. The reason for all t
