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A Delicate Balance: A Play | Essays and Criticism

• Metaphors of Tobias and His Cat

  In this essay, the author examines the character Tobias and the story of his cat and then uses the story as Albee’s metaphor for Tobias’s inability to love or make contact with his wife.

• Social and Political Background and Content

  In the following interview, the author discusses the social and political background and content of his work.

• Strangers in a Room: A Delicate Balance Revisited

  In the following essay, the author analyzes Albee’s A Delicate Balance not in terms of personal relationships, as it is usually discussed, but in terms of its politics, which, he writes, makes the focus of the play ‘‘a moral and intellectual one.’’

• Different Themes in the Play

  In the following essay excerpt, the author explores the themes of death, friendship, family, and their resistance to change in Albee’s A Delicate Balance.

• The Strategy of Madness: An Analysis of Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance

  In the following essay, the author analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of Albee’s A Delicate Balance.

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1. A Delicate Balance: A Play: Introduction
2. A Delicate Balance: A Play: Summary
   1. Act I Summary
   2. Acts II and III Summary
3. A Delicate Balance: A Play: Edward Albee Biography
4. A Delicate Balance: A Play: Characters
5. A Delicate Balance: A Play: Themes
6. A Delicate Balance: A Play: Style
7. A Delicate Balance: A Play: Historical Context
8. A Delicate Balance: A Play: Critical Overview
9. A Delicate Balance: A Play: Essays and Criticism
   1. Metaphors of Tobias and His Cat
   2. Social and Political Background and Content
   3. Strangers in a Room: A Delicate Balance Revisited
   4. Different Themes in the Play
   5. The Strategy of Madness: An Analysis of Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance
10. A Delicate Balance: A Play: Compare and Contrast
11. A Delicate Balance: A Play: Topics for Further Study
12. A Delicate Balance: A Play: Media Adaptations
13. A Delicate Balance: A Play: What Do I Read Next?
14. A Delicate Balance: A Play: Bibliography and Further Reading
15. A Delicate Balance: A Play: Pictures
16. Copyright

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