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Angels in America
Split screens are often used in film—and divided stages in live theater—to either depict parallels between characters or sets of characters or, conversely, to depict contrasts between the...
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Angels in America
The main theme of "Angels in America" is what it was like to be a gay man in the mid-1980s. The story takes place during the height of the AIDS epidemic and as such, the disease is a predominant...
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Angels in America
One way in which the main idea of the play connects to what the movie was saying and doing is through the use of dialogue. Kushner's hand in writing the script for the film after having composed...
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Angels in America
Simply put, I think that both works stress that theatre is one of the last artistic venues where complex notions of individual and social identity can be articulated in nuanced and intricate...
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Angels in America
The super objectives of the characters in both dramas are similar because they struggle with how to construct their identity in a world that fails to give adequate guidance to do so. The...
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Angels in America
One of the strongest similarities between both works is that they explore one aspect of "the other" in American society. Wilson and Kushner focus on one particular aspect of American society that...
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Angels in America
This is not an easy question. Kushner's drama has so many levels and so many intersecting ideas with the different characters. Harper might have one of the better lines in the drama that talks...
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Angels in America
I think that the discussion of potential angels and devils in Kushner's work is something that pivots to the role of human beings. It seems to me that Kushner wishes to make the point that Prior...
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Angels in America
I tend to think that this is one of the critical issues that emerges in the drama. I see the meaning of the angel as representative of the struggle with change that Kushner sees as intrinsic to...
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Angels in America
Like so much in Kushner's work, the answer is not easy. I would suggest at the outset that the play revolves around many entities, and not merely one. When the play's subtitle involves the term,...
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Angels in America
Harper's musings such as her opinion on the notion of imagination represents some of the finest in the merging in drama and philosophy. They also represent where Kushner is at his finest. I...
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Angels in America
I think that the split scene technique and the almost simultaneous nature of both couples' breaking up contributes to the overall theme of change and transformation that underscores the entire...
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Angels in America
I tend to think that the message that emerges from Scene 9 in Act II is the idea that hurt is universal. This had already been established, to an extent, in the First Act, scene 7. Harper and...
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Angels in America
Kushner's construction of the parallel breakups in Act II, scene 9 brings out some striking similarities even though one couple is homosexual and the other is between a man and a woman. This might...
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Angels in America
One particular similarity between both works is the idea of how human beings can abandon those to whom connection is evident. Victor abandoned the creature when he approaches him. Louis abandons...
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Angels in America
This could be taken in a couple different approaches. If one were sticking to the standard read of multiculturalism, I think that examining the character of Belize. He speaks from a point of view...
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Angels in America
Kushner depicts both Cohn and Walter in a very interestingly similar manner. Both of them seek to find their voice after AIDS ravages their bodies and changes their lives. Walter struggles with...
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Angels in America
To a great extent, Roy Cohn's power shift is significant because it connects to the basic theme of change and transformation that Kushner feels is intrinsic to what it means to be both a human...
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Angels in America
Roy Cohn is shown in the play to be the personification of mortal power. Cohn's fascination with the telephone is linked to the idea that he can "get a hold of" any person around the country, at...
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Angels in America
I ended up paring this question down. I advise you to resubmit the other part of the question as it is a good one. I think that Roy undergoes changes in his power by having to reconcile his love...
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Angels in America
At first, Prior is overwhelmed with the responsibility. He cannot comprehend how or what the Angel represents. He certainly does not grasp his own role as a Prophet. Yet, as the reality and...
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If you are referring to Harper's interaction with Prior in the dream sequence of Act I, I think that her primary motivation is to better understand her state of being in the world. The idea of...
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Angels in America
There is much here to say. I think that one of the fundamental premises of the play is the idea that mutability is an integral part of the human experience. Kushner is arguing that the cleave to...
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Angels in America
Part of what makes staging the play so difficult is its style. Conventional theatre focuses on one specific conflict or drama and sees it to the end. This is not where Kushner's work resides....
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Angels in America
I think that much of this is going to be dependent on what you have to prove in your thesis as well as what you particularly feel about Kushner's work. This might require you to take a step back...
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Angels in America
I think that this is a very interesting idea. I would say that the epic style of the drama is reflective of how film, as a genre, has helped to expand the artistic imagination of both viewer and...
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Angels in America
If the topic is homosexuality, there are many ways to go about reflecting on this topic as Kushner provides much in way of fodder for thought. The critical issue of what it means to be gay in...
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Angels in America
Act One of Kushner's work analyzes what it means to be gay in America. It addresses the challenges and issues regarding identity in terms of those who are homosexual. It approaches this from...
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Angels in America
After Prior accompanies Louis to his grandmother's funeral, both sit on a bench. At this time, Prior discloses to Louis that he has a leision on his arm, what he calls the "wine dark kiss of the...
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I though that the previous post was very strong. I think that such a question is open to a form of interpretation. I like to think that the emphasis brought out by the repetitition brings forth...
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Strangely enough, I think Harper is the character that best represents the transcendence from traditional notions of imperialism to a new understanding of multivocality and a theory that embraces...
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Angels in America
The four words are all deal with the production of light. I'm not a technician or chemist, so please check my facts for accuracy, but here's a quick explanation: candle = obvious source of light;...