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==Characters==
==Characters==
'''Roy Cohn'''
[[Roy Cohn]]


Based on the real life [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Cohn Roy Cohn], Kushner's character is a famous divorce lawyer and a very influential man in politics. His doctor, Henry, diagnoses him with AIDs, but Roy insists that he is not a homosexual, even though he does sleep with men. He also claims that his intervention resulted in the Rosenbergs' execution.
[[Joseph Porter Pitt]]


[[Harper Amaty Pitt]]


'''Harper Amaty Pitt'''
[[Louis Ironson]]


Harper Pitt is Joseph (Joe) Pitt's wife. She is heavily addicted to [http://www.rocheusa.com/products/valium/  valium] which frequently makes her hallucinate. She has [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/english/Ag/Agoraphobia.html agoraphobia], and creates an imaginary friend to avoid bad situations. During one of her hallucinations, she learns that her husband (Joe) is a homosexual. She then learns to manage these weaknesses she has and reshapes her life by moving to San Francisco. Though she appears as a weak character in the beginning of the play, she ends the play as a changed person. According to Bloom, Kushner’s women are stronger than the men (with the exception of Roy Cohn), especially Harper (299).
[[Prior Walter]]


[[Hannah Porter Pitt]]


'''Mr. Lies'''
[[Belize]]


Harper Pitt's imaginary friend. He is a travel agent who sold Joe and Harper their plane tickets to Brooklyn, NY.
[[The Angel]]


[[Rabbi Isidor Chemelwitz]]


'''Doctor Henry'''
[[Mr. Lies]]


Roy Cohn's doctor, whom he has been going to since 1958. Diagnoses Roy with AIDS.
[[The Man in the Park]]


[[The Voice]]


'''Nurse Emily'''
[[Henry]]


The nurse who looks after Prior Walter while he is in the hospital. Also does the checkups for Prior after he is released from the hospital.
[[Emily]]
 
[[Martin Heller]]
 
[[Sister Ella Chapter]]
 
[[Prior I]]
 
[[Prior II]]
 
[[The Eskimo]]
 
[[The Woman in the South Bronx]]
 
[[Ethel Rosenberg]]


==Major Themes==
==Major Themes==

Revision as of 20:59, 9 April 2006

Angels in America

Factual Information

Study Guide

Part One: Millennium Approaches

Act One: Bad News

  1. Act One, Scene 1
  2. Act One, Scene 2
  3. Act One, Scene 3
  4. Act One, Scene 4
  5. Act One, Scene 5
  6. Act One, Scene 6
  7. Act One, Scene 7
  8. Act One, Scene 8
  9. Act One, Scene 9

Act Two: In Vitro

  1. Act Two, Scene 1
  2. Act Two, Scene 2
  3. Act Two, Scene 3
  4. Act Two, Scene 4
  5. Act Two, Scene 5
  6. Act Two, Scene 6
  7. Act Two, Scene 7
  8. Act Two, Scene 8
  9. Act Two, Scene 9
  10. Act Two, Scene 10

Act Three: Not-Yet-Conscious, Foward Dawning

  1. Act Three, Scene 1
  2. Act Three, Scene 2
  3. Act Three, Scene 3
  4. Act Three, Scene 4
  5. Act Three, Scene 5
  6. Act Three, Scene 6
  7. Act Three, Scene 7


Part Two: Perestroika

Act One: Spooj

  1. Act One, Scene 1
  2. Act One, Scene 2
  3. Act One, Scene 3
  4. Act One, Scene 4
  5. Act One, Scene 5
  6. Act One, Scene 6

Act Two: The Epistle

  1. Act Two, Scene 1

Act Three: Borborygmi

  1. Act Three, Scene 1
  2. Act Three, Scene 2
  3. Act Three, Scene 3
  4. Act Three, Scene 4
  5. Act Three, Scene 5

Act Four: John Brown's Body

  1. Act Four, Scene 1
  2. Act Four, Scene 2
  3. Act Four, Scene 3
  4. Act Four, Scene 4
  5. Act Four, Scene 5
  6. Act Four, Scene 6
  7. Act Four, Scene 7
  8. Act Four, Scene 8
  9. Act Four, Scene 9

Act Five: Heaven, I'm in Heaven

  1. Act Five, Scene 1
  2. Act Five, Scene 2
  3. Act Five, Scene 3
  4. Act Five, Scene 4
  5. Act Five, Scene 5
  6. Act Five, Scene 6
  7. Act Five, Scene 7
  8. Act Five, Scene 8
  9. Act Five, Scene 9
  10. Act Five, Scene 10

Epilogue: Bethesda

  1. Perestroika Epilogue


Characters

Roy Cohn

Joseph Porter Pitt

Harper Amaty Pitt

Louis Ironson

Prior Walter

Hannah Porter Pitt

Belize

The Angel

Rabbi Isidor Chemelwitz

Mr. Lies

The Man in the Park

The Voice

Henry

Emily

Martin Heller

Sister Ella Chapter

Prior I

Prior II

The Eskimo

The Woman in the South Bronx

Ethel Rosenberg

Major Themes

Major Symbols

Influences

Additional Resources


Works Cited

  • Trilling, Lionel, et. al. Bloom’s Period Studies: Modern American Drama. Chelsea House Publishers, 2005.
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