YOU-MARRIED-ME-FOR-IT
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- PURPOSE: George (Richard Burton) and Martha (Elizabeth Taylor)
are characters in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf". An excellent film
demonstrating a myriad of power plays in their relationship.
Sometimes they work together and then they turn on each other.
SCENE : After a long and exhausting day, ending with the two of them
trashing a young couple, George and Martha head out of the bar
for home. George complains of Martha's treatment of him.
TA EXPLANATION: This scene shows the Process (not Content) about
why they married. Martha states the Process truth and George goes
into abject denial, not wanting to admit the emotional power plays.
TA-TUTOR REFERENCE: See TA-TUTOR "My TA Introduction"
where I explain the difference between process and content.
"...come running at me, your melons bobbling..."
The dialogue in this film is so acidic and sharp!
Love it!
An eighty-second lesson in what acting is all about.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf. Superb acting. A must see for every young couple as a pre marriage preparation.
"That's a desperately sick lie" -- one of the most memorable lines ever.
Also "you bring out the best in me, baby." I used to whisper "George and Martha' lines to my 4 year old niece. You should have seen the look on her mother's face when cute little Jenny yelled at her, "My arm's gotten tired whipping you" and "You can stand it, ya gave birth to me for it!!"
When I was 13, many moons ago, I watched this so many times I knew most of Liz Taylor's lines. Loved it so much : )
Same!
Elizabeth Taylor, a Martha for all time...
Oh God, this is my parents in 1967, I swear
My parents the same. They had these epic verbal battles. And like Liz and Richard in real life they divorced and then remarried.
@@JeffRebornNow I hear ya. My parents somehow stayed together for 50 years, but from the mid 60s to the early 70s they had some epic, booze-fueled fights. My Dad was a stubborn New England Yankee, Mom was a fiery tempered Irish girl, so you can imagine the fireworks. I was in grade school, so was my big sister, we came to view our parents' violent verbal arguments as great Saturday night entertainment, better than TV wrestling or roller derby!
@@malcolmmarshall5946 Wow, you and your sister have remarkable resilience. Some people under similar circumstances developed mental illnesses, experienced breakdowns, and/or spent years in psychotherapy.
@@danawinsor1380 I think we all had Mom's very British sense of humor, which softened the blow a bit.
ELIZABETH IN A TOUR DE FORCE !
True -- she did an amazing performance in this movie.
Sensational in every way.
Goldclaw837, the names George and Martha give a clue to some of Albee's intentions for this play (The Washingtons, the nations's first couple). So yes, it is about America and American politics and the political landscape and the couples who build relationships negotiating with that landscape: the Washingtons, The Clintons, and every couple in America.
It's Bill and Hillary behind closed doors.
Are we sure that was intentional? It's an interesting idea and as an opinion it think it needs a "grain of salt."
@@malcolmmarshall5946 despite public belief, the clintons have a good marriage and they're spotted together by average people all time in nyc.
Where's that wonderful "SNAP" dialogue?
You married me for it
Liar... Martha liar,
"I've got tired of whipping you year after year. It's not what I wanted." 😅👏
That's a desperately sick lie!
Ryan West don’t you know it even yet?
Martha
I've heard these rolls were originally conceived as a gay male couple. I wonder if there's any truth to that.
I can picture that.
i hope not.