What is the significance of Louis's rant in scene 2 about race vs. politics? How does the writing style (wherein his whole argument is one giant sentence) affect the passage?
What is the significance of Ethel's appearance to Roy in scene 5? I was especially interested in their last few lines about immortality/forcing one's way into history. What does it mean to force your way into history?
What is the relationship between Roy and Ethel Rosenberg? Why does he hate her and what does this reveal about his views on politics, race, and gender?
What is the significance of Louis's rant in scene 2 about race vs. politics? How does the writing style (wherein his whole argument is one giant sentence) affect the passage?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the significance of Ethel's appearance to Roy in scene 5? I was especially interested in their last few lines about immortality/forcing one's way into history. What does it mean to force your way into history?
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ReplyDeleteWhat is the significance of Prior referring to himself as Lazarus in scene 2, and Joe and Louis later speaking of Lazarus in scene 7?
ReplyDeleteDoes this relate to Ethel saying "History is about to crack wide open. Millennium approaches"? (Scene 5)
Does it also relate the Angel regarding Prior as the prophet? (Scene 7)
Group #2 Presentation (Zach, Yong Yu, Jonas)
ReplyDeleteHere are some questions to get you thinking about the topics we will cover in our discussion tomorrow:
What is the significance of the title of each Act?
What parallels and contrasts does the reader find between Prior and Roy?
How are politics
and spirituality compared in the novel?
What does it mean for a character to be 'cold' in the play?
What is the significance the light related words said by Prior I (scene 1) and repeated by Prior II (scene 6)?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the relationship between Roy and Ethel Rosenberg? Why does he hate her and what does this reveal about his views on politics, race, and gender?
ReplyDeleteWhen the angel crashes through Prior's roof, what does he mean by, "The Great Work begins: The Messenger has arrived"?
ReplyDeleteHow do the shattering of the roof and the light emitted from the angel relate to the connections among the characters?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the significance of Ethel Rosenberg's ghost singing Roy a Yiddish lullaby as he dies alone?
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