Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Lesson Plan

What impact does it have on the play, and on you as a reader, to know that George is likely the boy who accidentally killed both his parents?

Some students might have believed this already based on the way George told the story; others may be completely surprised. Answers here should consider that in fictionalizing the story, George said the boy in question had been in an asylum, and silent, for the last thirty years. What might this imply about the way George sees himself and his actual life? Students should also note that Martha knows this secret about George and has remained married to him anyway; it's not a shocking revelation to her. However, she's chosen to use it to...