Millennium Approaches 3.1 - Revision history

Criley: /* Study Questions */

2006-04-27T21:23:06Z

Study Questions

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:23, 27 April 2006
Line 10:		Line 10:

	==Study Questions==		==Study Questions==
			In what centuries did the other Priors die?

			What number did Prior's mother tell him he was of the same name?

			What number was he?

	==External Resources==		==External Resources==
	==Works Cited==		==Works Cited==

Criley: /* Works Cited */

2006-04-27T21:20:50Z

Works Cited

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:20, 27 April 2006
Line 16:		Line 16:
	[[Angels in America \| Not-Yet-Conscious, Forward Dawning Act 3 Scene 2]]		[[Angels in America \| Not-Yet-Conscious, Forward Dawning Act 3 Scene 2]]
	[[Category:Literature]]		[[Category:Literature]]

			Kushner, Tony. Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1995

Criley: /* Summary */

2006-04-27T03:12:28Z

Summary

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:12, 26 April 2006
Line 1:		Line 1:
	==Summary==		==Summary==
			Prior is visited by two of his ancestors. One is from the 13th century and the other is from the 17th century. They all three share the same name and the two dead Priors both died of the plague. They foretell of the messenger's coming and tell Prior of his being a prophet.

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	==Commentary==		==Commentary==

Criley: /* Commentary */

2006-04-27T03:08:14Z

Commentary

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:08, 26 April 2006
Line 2:		Line 2:
	==Notes==		==Notes==
	==Commentary==		==Commentary==

			The primary struggle for the characters in the play, Angels in America is the tragic Aids epidemic of the 80's. We can link this epidemic to the plagues of the past. Maybe every generation has a form of plague in one way or another, AIDS is Kushner's plague. In act three, scene one of Millennium Approaches, Prior is visited by two of his ancestors who died in seperate plagues. Prior 1, who died of the "spotty monster" in the 13th century contracted his fatal disease from fleas on rats. Prior 2 who died of the "black jack" plague, was infected through the London water supply. The present Prior of course got AIDS from homosexual intercourse. All three men have one thing in common, they died or will die from a disease no one knew much about or how to stop it at the time. In Prior's case, no one knows to this day how to stop the dreadful disease.

			Aids has one advantage over the old world plagues. It is easier to protect yourself from contracting the disease than the others. In the case of "black jack" no one could have known it was in the water supply until it was too late. The "spotty monster" would be even harder to detect because rats could move about anywhere undetected and spread the fatal virus. The AIDS virus at least has to be transferred from one person to another via the bloodstream. After it became apparent what AIDS was and how it was spread, people had the knowledge and option to protect themselves.

	==Study Questions==		==Study Questions==
	==External Resources==		==External Resources==

Shill at 22:50, 17 April 2006

2006-04-17T22:50:08Z

New page

==Summary==
==Notes==
==Commentary==
==Study Questions==
==External Resources==
==Works Cited==

----
[[Angels in America | Not-Yet-Conscious, Forward Dawning Act 3 Scene 2]]
[[Category:Literature]]