Inadmissible Evidence (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: John Osborne
- First Published: 1965
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: The 1960’s
- Setting: London, England
- Genres: Naturalistic literature, Drama, Psychological drama
- Subjects: Values, 1960’s, Parents and children, Sex or sexuality, Marriage, Fathers, Adultery, Divorce, Lawyers, London, Work or workers, Isolation
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Bill Maitland, a thirty-nine-year-old solicitor who runs his own legal practice in London. He is married to Anna, with whom he has two children. Maitland is facing a midlife crisis that forces him to confront his personal inadequacies, his fear of old age, and his own mortality. In an unhappy marriage, Maitland survives through his dependence on alcohol, pills, and an unusually high amount of sexual activity. Maitland has affairs with all of his female secretaries, in addition to having a permanent mistress, who also supports him emotionally. Maitland...
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