Fences

by

August Wilson

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Alberta Character Analysis

Alberta is the woman with whom Troy has an affair. At the beginning of the play, Troy and Bono talk crudely about her attractive physique, and Bono questions Troy about his involvement with her throughout the book. Eventually, Bono realizes that Troy is having an affair with Alberta, and tells Troy that he must make everything right. Ultimately, Troy fails at this: he impregnates Alberta (with Raynell), and as a result his eighteen-year-relationship with Rose disintegrates.

Alberta Quotes in Fences

The Fences quotes below are all either spoken by Alberta or refer to Alberta. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Blackness and Race Relations Theme Icon
).
Act 2: Scene 1 Quotes

We’re not talking about baseball! We’re talking about you going off to lay in bed with another woman . . . and then bring it home to me. That’s what we’re talking about. We ain’t talking about no baseball.

Related Characters: Rose Maxson (speaker), Troy Maxson, Alberta
Page Number: 70
Explanation and Analysis:
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Alberta Quotes in Fences

The Fences quotes below are all either spoken by Alberta or refer to Alberta. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Blackness and Race Relations Theme Icon
).
Act 2: Scene 1 Quotes

We’re not talking about baseball! We’re talking about you going off to lay in bed with another woman . . . and then bring it home to me. That’s what we’re talking about. We ain’t talking about no baseball.

Related Characters: Rose Maxson (speaker), Troy Maxson, Alberta
Page Number: 70
Explanation and Analysis: