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• The Victimization Experienced by Lizzie Borden in Pollock's Play

  Worihington is a playwright and educator. In this essay she examines the victimization experienced by Lizzie Borden in Pollock's play.

• Feminism and Metadrama Role-Playing in Blood Relations

  Stone-Blackburn discusses Pollock's play from a feminist perspective. She also explores how the play fits into the category of metadrama—works that, in the critic's words, "examine the conventions... of dramatic representation itself."

• Stages of Boredom

  Simon reviews Pollock's play, finding the work well-crafted and thought-provoking yet a less than diverting evening of theatre.

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1. Blood Relations: Introduction
2. Blood Relations: Summary
3. Blood Relations: Sharon Pollock Biography
4. Blood Relations: Characters
5. Blood Relations: Themes
6. Blood Relations: Style
7. Blood Relations: Historical Context
8. Blood Relations: Critical Overview
9. Blood Relations: Essays and Criticism
   1. The Victimization Experienced by Lizzie Borden in Pollock's Play
   2. Feminism and Metadrama Role-Playing in Blood Relations
   3. Stages of Boredom
10. Blood Relations: Compare and Contrast
11. Blood Relations: Topics for Further Study
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