Perestroika Act III/Hopkins:Spring and fall.

In Act III, Roy's anger is one of the main topics. In the reading, I really did not see any similarity. The only thing that seems like a similar topic is change. The child changes, and see how the world is changes as it gets older. It is no longer innocent. Roy deep inside is mean and hateful, but deep inside maybe he is like a child.

Perestroika Act II/Hopkins:thou art indeed..

In Act II, Prior tells Belize of his dream of the Angel, and how he believes it is real. Belize thinks Prior is crazy, and thinks he may be going crazy, Prior also feels that he may be getting a little crazy too. However, Prior believes he can be a prophet, but he still questions himself. Like in the reading by Hopkins, it seems like someone is questions their life, and their purpose in life.

Angels/Pied B./Sudden.

The three readings surprised me on how similar they were. They all speak mainly about death, it being inevitable, and accepting it. We have to accept that we all will die one day. Believing that you are stronger than death interferes with Gods will in a way. We have to take the bad, and make it good. We can survive, and adapt, but when its our time we cannot fight it.

Rider to the Sea

Rider to the sea and Angels in America share a similar situation. Maurya loses all her sons to the sea, and even her husband. The sea is not an epidemic, but somehow it still has a way of killing her loved ones in different ways. So, in a way, the sea can be a metephor to the AIDS epidemic. In Angels in America, many different people are also losing their loved ones, but to the AIDSepidemic. It can be prevent, but somehow, mistakes causes it to happen to them.

Act III/Ash wednesday/Good Friday

The three reading all seem to tie into each other, many characters in Angels in America know of their sins, and are afraid to face them. They turn their back on their sins, and punishment. In Donne's Good Friday, Donne goes westward, when he knows he should be going to the east. However, he turns his back. Eliot also speaks of some of the same things as Donne, and act III. He speaks of hope, and looking back. Also of sinners. He knows he is a sinner, therefor he asks for people to pray for sinners like him at the hour of their death. This is greatly familiar to Priors situation. He is receiving messengers to help he get ready for his death, but he doesn't realize the real truth. It is his hour of death, his time to go is coming.

Angels in America Act II scenes 7-10/Donne: His Picture

In Angels in America act II scenes 7-10 and Donne's poem it seems similar. Louis is aware of his own sickness so he doesn't care about his health anymore. However he wants Joe to be healthy and suggest he doesn't eat the hot dog. In the poem, Donne is also aware of his sickness and death, so whoever he is speaking too, it seems like he is guiding that person to not be like him, and to be better.

Angels in America act II scences 1-6/Donne

Act II scenes 1-6 had a slight similarity to Donnes poem, in my opinion. As I was reading, in my mind it sounded like something Louis would say to Prior, or somthing he is feeling inside. In the book, Louis cant deal with sickness and death. Instead of facing his fears and being there for his man; he runs away when Prior needs him most. The last few lines of the poem speak of divorce, and love, and wanting to be with someone. Louis loves Prior, and wants to be with him, but deep down he wont let himself. Also, religion plays a big part in both readings.