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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Joseph Pitt sits waiting in Roy Cohn's office while Roy conducts business with several people through his phone system. Roy is loud and obscene until Joe asks him to "please not use the Lord's name in vain" (20). When Roy asks what religion he is, Joe tells him that he is Mormon. Roy then suddenly offers Joe a job in the Justice Department in Washington, DC. Joe says that "it's incredibly exciting" but that he must talk to his wife before accepting the job (22). | Joseph Pitt sits waiting in Roy Cohn's office while Roy conducts business with several people through his phone system. Roy is loud and obscene. His actions continue in a blisteringly vulgar fashion until Joe asks him to "please not use the Lord's name in vain" (20). When Roy asks what religion he is, Joe tells him that he is Mormon. Roy almost seems excited by the idea that Joe is a Mormon. He then suddenly offers Joe a job in the Justice Department in Washington, DC. Joe says that "it's incredibly exciting" but that he must talk to his wife before accepting the job (22). | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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*'''''La Cage''''' (18) - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cage_aux_Folles ''La Cage aux Folles''] is a French play that became Broadway's first "homosexual" musical in 1983. | *'''''La Cage''''' (18) - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cage_aux_Folles ''La Cage aux Folles''] is a French play that became Broadway's first "homosexual" musical in 1983. | ||
*'''Schtupping''' (20)- an offensive or indecent slang term for sexual intercourse. | |||
*'''Baptist''' (21)- The largest protestant [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_denomination religious denomination] based on Christian Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John in the United States that are particularly insistent on the separation of church and state. | |||
*'''Catholic''' (21)- A universal religion comprehensive of all mankind that is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiberaL liberal]. | |||
*'''Mormon''' (21) - the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon name] given to members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latter_Day_Saint_movement Latter Day Saint movement]. | *'''Mormon''' (21) - the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon name] given to members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latter_Day_Saint_movement Latter Day Saint movement]. | ||
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#Who is the Attorney General at the time of the play? | #Who is the Attorney General at the time of the play? | ||
#What is the meaning of “only in America”? - Does a persons life change for better or worse by living in the United States? Does living in the U.S. mark a turning point for religious and political history? | #What is the meaning of “only in America”? - Does a persons life change for better or worse by living in the United States? Does living in the U.S. mark a turning point for religious and political history? | ||
# Why did Joe started to leave Roy's office in scene 2? | |||
# What is Joe religion? | |||
==External Resources== | ==External Resources== | ||
*[http://www.hbo.com/films/angelsinamerica/video/index.html HBO Conversations with the Actors] | *[http://www.hbo.com/films/angelsinamerica/video/index.html HBO Conversations with the Actors] | ||
*[http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i43/43b00701.htm The Chronicle Review: Only in America] - By Eric Hobsbawm | |||
==Works Cited== | ==Works Cited== | ||
*Kushner, Tony. ''Angels in America''. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1995. | *Kushner, Tony. ''Angels in America''. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1995. | ||
*Borreca, Art. "''Angels in America'', Part 1: Millennium Approaches." ''Theatre Journal'' 45.2 (May 1993): 235. | *Borreca, Art. "''Angels in America'', Part 1: Millennium Approaches." ''Theatre Journal'' 45.2 (May 1993): 235. | ||
*Kushner, Tony." Angles in America",Part One: Millennium Approaches,1995. | |||
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[[Angels in America | Millennium Approaches Act 1 Scene 3]] | [[Angels in America | Millennium Approaches Act 1 Scene 3]] | ||
[[Category:Literature]] | [[Category:Literature]] | ||