Wit is a powerful and emotional work that chronicles the last months of Vivian's life. With Vivian's cancer as the main theme, Wit effectively shows the gradual change in Vivian's attitude towards cancer and inhumane treatments by doctors. Wit tells the story of Vivian Bearing, an accomplished English literature professor who is diagnosed with metastatic ovarian cancer. However, to complete research, her doctor, Harvey Kalekian, gives Vivian eight months of experimental chemotherapy without clearly explaining the treatments and serious side effects. Additionally, Kelekian's partner Jason, as a former student of Dr. Bearing, shows no respect for Vivian. Jason does not consider Vivian as a patient or as his former professor, but as an object of cancer research. The comedy Wit introduces binaries between patients and doctors, students and professors, life and death. Among these different polarities, the comparison between life and death shows the greatest tension and implies to readers the true meaning of death. Death is a kind of rebirth of life. Edson effectively describes the tension between death and life using mainly antithesis. At the beginning of the play, although Vivian knows she is getting cancer, she does not become anxious and frustrated. On the contrary, she is calm and seems determined to defeat cancer. She doesn't fully understand the complicated medical terms and treatments provided by Dr. Kelekian, but still tries to use her knowledge to find the lexical parallel and the doctor's incorrect explanation of treacherous. “Insidious means traitor” (Edson 8). “Insidious. Hmm. Curious choice of words. Cancer. Cancel” (Edson 8). Vivian does not want to admit her ignorance in medicine, so… in the middle of the paper… this is a normal parting of life. In summary , Vivian Bearing's different perspectives of life and death in various periods convey the tension between life and death. Vivian's confidence collapses step by step with the threat of death. She once got scared and just wanted to hide from the world .However, in the end, she accepts her death peacefully rather than in frustration and fear. People usually do not think about death until they reach the last moment of their life scary thing, but a natural and serious thing. People need not be afraid of death. Humor inspires the audience to consider the true meaning of life. With the clear organization and successful antithesis, Wit is a great play that not only demonstrates interesting plots but also inspires us to reflect on the real connection between life and death..