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Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika
by
Tony Kushner
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Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika
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Act 5, Scene 8
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Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika Act 5, Scene 8 Summary
Split scene: Prior and Louis stay on one side of the stage; we also see Harper and Joe in their apartment.
Harper tells Joe she wants his credit card, and that he can keep track of where she is by looking at the statement.
Joe begs her to stay, saying she's the only person in the whole world who loves him. "You're my good heart," he tells his wife (5.8.5).
She walks up and slaps him.
Harper asks if it hurt.
He nods yes.
She says good and that she hopes he remembers the pain.
Harper tells him that if she gets a job, she'll cut up the credit card.
Joe begs her to call him.
She says she probably never will again.
Harper pulls her Valium stash out of the couch and gives it to Joe. "With a big glass of water," she tells him and exits (5.8.13).
Over in Prior's hospital room, Louis again tells Prior that he wants to come back.
Louis says he failed Prior, but that that doesn't mean he doesn't love him.
Prior says he loves Louis, but that he'll never take him back.
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