![]() ![]() Despite being healthy her whole life, Vivian has recently begun experiencing a combination of exhaustion and abdominal cramps. The plot follows Vivian’s life from her diagnosis to her final moments in the hospital. Vivian shares her thoughts, feelings, and experiences with the audience to help the audiencewalk in her shoes. This technique is called breaking the fourth wall, and Edson uses it to create a connection between Vivian and the audience. ![]() Additionally, Edson has Vivian speak directly to the audience throughout the play. Instead, the text of the play is broken up into unnumbered scenes separated by a section break. The scenes change around Vivian’s monologues, and there is never a break in the action, not even for intermission. Instead of breaking the play into acts, Edson structures her play as one continuous performance. It is worth noting that Wit also has an unusual structure that helps shape its themes. ![]()
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