![]() The guest first tries to convince Edward that the separation could be a good thing for both of them, but Edward makes clear that he is determined to get her back. The two have been married for five years, but have no children. ![]() Edward meets with a mysterious guest who arrives at the party, and their conversation leads to the revelation that Lavinia has recently left Edward. ![]() It was arranged by his wife, Lavinia, but she is not present. ![]() The play begins at the home of Edward Chamberlayne, who is hosting a cocktail party. Although it starts out seeming to be a satire of traditional British drawing room comedies, over the course of the play it takes on the tone of a darker philosophical study of human relations. These include the isolation of the human condition, and the power of Christian sacrifice to further the life of the community as a whole. ![]() Focusing on a troubled married couple that settles their problems and moves on with their life with the help of a mysterious stranger who attends a cocktail party with them, it explores themes that are common in many of Eliot’s works. Eliot that first premiered in Edinburgh in 1949 and on Broadway one year later. The Cocktail Party is a play by British playwright T.S. ![]()
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