Angels in America | Harper Amaty Pitt

Harper is Joe's wife and a link between the real and imagined worlds of the play. In the playwright's words, she is "an agoraphobic with a mild Valium addiction and a much stronger imagination." Her pills and her imagination are her defense against the real world, which she finds overwhelming. Much of her frustration and anger comes from her relationship with her husband. Harper thinks she loves Joe, but he has grown less and less affectionate toward her and spends more and more time away from home. Although she finds it hard to admit to herself, she suspects Joe's homosexuality and is...

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