Millennium Approaches 1.5

Summary

Joe and Harper are at home discussing the pros and cons of moving to Washington D.C. Harper does not want to go she feels nothing good happens there. Joe tells her he is tired of being a chief clerk, and wants to go where some good is happeneing. Harper compares their apartment to the one in Rosemary's Baby, and claims Georgetown was the town of The Exorcist.

Louis and Rabbi Isidor Chemelwitz are in the cemetery in front of the little coffin. Louis asks the Rabbi what the Holy Writ says about someone who abandons someone in a time of need.

Notes

• Rosemary's Baby (30)- a 1967 horror novelby Ira Levin and a 1968 film directed by Roman Polański
• The Exorcist (30)- a novel written by William Peter Blatty.Published in 1971. Blatty also wrote the screenplay for the horror film in 1973.
• Holy Writ (31)- Sacred writings: Religious Text: The Christian Bible.

Study Questions

1. According to Harper what is Washington D.C.?
2. Why does Joe want to make some changes?
3. What reasons does Harper give for staying in Brooklyn?
4. What movie does Harper compare their apartment to in Brooklyn?
5. What movie does Harper compare Georgetown to?
6. What quote does the Rabbi tell Louis and what is it from?
7. According to the Rabbi Catholics believe in _____and Jews believe in_______?

Works Cited

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

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Millennium Approaches Act 1 Scene 6