The central character complains about the detectives who were hired to dig up dirt on him and reveals that his wife's indifference at the death of his best friend's mother was the source of the (*) rift between them, as his wife describes understanding loss through a miscarriage.
At one point in this play, a character asks if someone else feels sin falling out of her ears "like stored-up wax" and proposes dressing up like a clown to communicate when he is joking. Unseen characters in this play include Madeline, who is compared to Ulysses sitting on the top deck of a bus, and Webster, described as "the only one who speaks your language" and "sort of a female Emily Bronte" to a woman who is ironing pants. The central character complains about the detectives who were hired to dig up dirt on him and reveals that his wife's indifference at the death of his best friend's mother was the source of the (*) rift between them, as his wife describes understanding loss through a miscarriage. Following a visit from Colonel Redfern, the protagonist of this play attacks Cliff and takes up with the actress Helena. For 10 points, name this play about the marriage of Alison and Jimmy Porter, the prototypical "Angry Young Man" drama written by John Osborne.
At one point in this play, a character asks if someone else feels sin falling out of her ears "like stored-up wax" and proposes dressing up like a clown to communicate when he is joking.
{Look Back} in {Anger}