Jealousy In One Flew Over The Cuckoo's

Sex is a major theme in the play. There is plenty of sexual suggestion among the four characters. In Act 3, Martha proudly calls herself an “earth mother” who married a gardener during her boarding school time and presumably seduced a Greek artist. Therefore, according to her words and deeds presented in the play, she is a sexual flirty and aggressive woman. In the play, the sexual seduction between Martha and Nick is obvious that arouses George’s jealousy. In Act 1, after the guests’ arrival, Martha changes a dress making her look “more voluptuous”. (Edward Albee, 2005:45) and George’s doubt has been confirmed that Martha is sexually attracted to Nick that makes him resentful and rather embarrassed. With the body talk and flirtation between Martha and Nick that reinforce sexual tension between them. George even accuses her of her sexual fantasy on their imaginary child as he states: “he couldn’t stand you fiddling at him all the time, breaking into his bedroom with your kimono flying, fiddling at him all the time, with your liquor breath on him and your hands all over his…”. (Edward Albee, 2005:134). And Martha’s sexual flirtation with Nick is supposedly one of abounding games that they play throughout the play. In addition, physical contact avoidance between George towards Martha is also thought provoking as George refuses to give Martha a kiss when she asks for it.
Meanwhile, Honey, Nick and Martha are all likely to be the “sex users” in their marriages. Honey uses her hysterical pregnancy to deceive …show more content…
The imaginary child, hysterical pregnancy, George and Nick’s impotence to Martha all become the powerful evidences. Even the name of the city New Carthage, its decay due to Roman’s salt to prevent fertile growth that indicates the theme sterility. Therefore，in this play, sex is neither a comfort or fertility but barrenness and