Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Lesson Plan

What are the similarities and differences between how George and Nick feel about their wives?

Both men seem to feel they entered into the marriage in part of out of a desire for power—George for university connections, Nick for money—while having a sense of powerlessness within the relationship. Students might note that George makes comments about Martha often, though mostly negative, while Nick seems to say very little about Honey he isn't forced to say. Neither seems entirely comfortable with their current circumstances; Nick seems anxious about how his marriage appears to George, while George, in spite of the tension and cruelty that's been on display, seems mostly...