Millennium Approaches 2.3

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Summary

Louis and Emily sit at Prior's bed at 1:00 in the morning. Emily tells Louis that she has sedated him, and that he is be "orbitting the moons of Jupiter." They discuss Prior and his family. Louis expresses his guilt over considering leaving Prior as he considers Mathilde's loyalty to William the Conqueror. Louis says he is going for a walk in the park. Emily warns him to be careful.

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Study Questions

1. What does Louis ramble about to Emily?

2. Where does Louis tell Emily he is going?

3. What is the history of the Bayeux tapestry and how does it relate or not relate to the relationship between Prior and Louis?

4. What does Louis expect hell to be?

5. Why does Emily use "the moons of Jupiter" as a metaphor?

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In Vitro Act 2 Scene 4