Humilliate, verbal words and expressions are
some of the tactics used to gain power.
Martha's main tactic at gaining
power is the humilliaton of her
enemies
Nick and Honey's relationship is
moved out of interest.
Character that strive the hardest to gain power
are the ones who ultimately feel the most
powerless.
Sex
George and Martha have a sparse
active sex life
Everytime Martha shows a sexual
advance towards George, he reject
her.
Nick's attraction towards Martha is move out of interest
of improving his career, as her father is the director of
the University
Honey ignores her husband flirtation because she does not
know how to deal with it and because she wants to convince
herself and pretends that nothing is going on between them.
Martha has been unfaithful to George, as she
is always flirting with other man but none like
to her.
Her almost infidelity towards George is the last
straw for him, and what cause him to decide to
"kill" their imaginary son.
Martha can be considered "cruel" toward
George because of her constant flirting
Is power, is like a weapon for the characters, who do
sexual acts or threaten them as a way of gaining power
over each other. sex is a tool for battle
Drugs and Alcohol
Alcohol is a form of illusion as it help to escape of reality
(illusion)
The reason is because they have problems, alcohol
gives the possibility of forgetting the real world and
tensions.
George gain power by serving drinks to the other characters, as
well a to Martha at the end of the play, that is when he took
power.
The alcohol the character choose
depicts their personality
Martha is the one who has more problems, so
she drinks the most powerful drink.
Nick and George drink whiskey,
which is more intermediate
Honey drinks brandy, as she is the
weakest, and the drink is less
strong.