The Aesthetics of Death in Margaret Edsons Wit

This paper tries to shed light on Margret Edson s treatment of the subject of death in her play Wit (1991). Death is used to be the horrible fact in life and usually presented on the stage frightful and detestable. The paper shows how the playwright succeeds in turning this horrible fact into something highly educational that needs not to be afraid of due to the fact that it is a step towards the everlasting life.