Angels in
America: Glossary
Pages 1-15 | 16-56 | 57-89 | 90-116
Note: Page numbers refer to the paperback edition of Angels in America published by the Theatre Communications Group.
| Page Number, Line, Character | Definition, Source, Contributor |
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Page 90 Ontologically, "what, ontologically, freedom is" -Louis |
1. Of or relating to ontology. 2. Of or
relating to essence or the nature of being. 3. Of or relating to the
argument for the existence of God holding that the existence of the concept
of God entails the existence of God. Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=ontologically%5C Contributor: Raz |
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Page 90 Enfranchisement, "that's not enfranchisement, not democracy" -Louis |
1. To endow with the rights of citizenship,
especially the right to vote. 2.To free, as from bondage. Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=enfranchisement Contributor: Raz |
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Page 90 Monolith, "or ethic, monopoly, or monolith, like all Dutchmen" -Louis |
Something suggestive of a large block of
stone, as in immovability, massiveness, or uniformity.
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=monolith Contributor: Raz |
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Page 91 "Woody Allen in Annie Hall" |
Annie Hall is a 1977 film directed by Woody
Allen from a script by Allen and Marshall Brickman, in which Allen plays
Alvy Singer, a comedian obsessed with death, attempting to maintain a
relationship with the ditzy title character (played by Diane Keaton), who
loves life. Source: Wikipedia.org Contributor: Raz |
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Page 91 Payess, gabardine coat "with the payess and the garbardine coat" -Louis |
payess -uncut sideburns worn by male Orthodox
Jews
source: Oxford Dictionary of English gabardine - a smooth durable twilled cloth esp. of worsted or cotton Source: Oxford American Dictionary of Current English Contributors: Raz, LR |
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Page 91 Pub, "but it was a pub, you know..." -Louis |
A bar in the U.K. Contributor: Raz |
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Page 92 Spiritualists, "like the spiritualists try to use that stuff, are you enlightened" -Louis |
1. One who professes a regard for spiritual
things only; one whose employment is of a spiritual character; an
ecclesiastic. Contributor: Raz |
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Page 92 Hemorrhoids, "swollen bigger than your hemorrhoids?" -Belize |
An itching or painful mass of dilated veins in
swollen anal tissue. Contributor: Raz |
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Page 94 Masochism, "I mean the masochism, the stereotypes" -Louis |
The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to
derive pleasure, from being humiliated or mistreated, either by another or
by oneself. Source: www.dictionary.com Contributor: Raz |
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Page 95 Polemics, "pale white polemics" -Belize |
A controversial argument, especially one
refuting or attacking a specific opinion or doctrine. A person engaged in or
inclined to controversy, argument, or refutation. Source: www.dictionary.com Contributor: Raz |
| Page 95 "Louis Farrakhan" -Louis |
The highly controversial leader of the largely
African-American religious movement, the Nation of Islam. Source: Wikipedia.org Contributor: Raz |
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Page 95 "Ed Koch" -Belize |
Koch was the major of New York City from 1978
to 1989. Source: wikipedia.org Contributor: Raz |
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Page 95 Jesse Jackson & Hymietown -Louis |
On February 13, 1984, the Washington Post
reports that Jesse Jackson refers to Jews as "Hymies" and New York City as "Hymietown"
in private conversations with journalists. Source: http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/religion/jesse-jackson Contributor: Raz |
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Page 95 Rainbow Coalition, "You send checks to the Rainbow Coalition" -Belize |
Jesse Jackson wanted to have a "rainbow" of
people in office so it wasn't the "same old white men." Contributor: Raz |
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Page 96 Democracy in America, "spending the rest of your life trying to get through D-..." -Belize |
by Alexis de Tocqueville and Scott A Sandage
One website writes: Tocqueville's monumental book is as relevant today as when it was first published in the mid-nineteenth century, and it remains the most comprehensive, penetrating, and astute picture of American life, politics, and morals ever written -- whether by an American or, as in this case, a foreign visitor. Source: http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060956666 Contributor: Raz |
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Page 97 Lazarus, "...miracle. Lazarus breathes again." -Prior |
Best known for being raised from the grave
four days after his death by Jesus Christ, according to the Gospel of John
ch. 11. Again according to this gospel, many Jews visited Lazarus after this
and believed in Jesus in part because of Lazarus' resurrection, and some of
the Jewish leaders made plans to kill him.
Source: Wikipedia.org Contributor: Raz |
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Page 97 BM, "BM's pure liquid but not bloody anymore" -Prior |
Bowel Movement (pooping) Contributor: MO |
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Page 97 Fuzzy tongue, "my dentist says 'Yuck!' when he sees my fuzzy tongue" -Prior |
The appearance of hairy leukoplakia is
reminiscent of a yeast infection. Hairy leukoplakia may be due to an
Epstein-Barr virus infection. Its primary significance is the fact that it
occurs in immunocompromised individuals: organ transplant patients, leukemia
patients and individuals infected with HIV. In fact, in HIV-positive
individuals, hairy leukoplakia is thought to foreshadow the imminent
development of AIDS. Source: http://www.ivillagehealth.com/experts/ent/qas/0,,416906_175551-4,00.html Contributor: MO |
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Page 97 Bird tuberculosis, "a friend died two days ago of bird tuberculosis" -Prior |
In the early development of AIDS, part of the
alarm about the new disease sprang from the rapidly growing occurrence of
people getting, and dying of, strange diseases that were never before seen
in humans such as bird tuberculosis.
Contributor: Raz |
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Page 98 Toxoplasmosis series "we ran the t- series and there's no indication..." -Emily |
[Toxoplasmosis] can be acquired by ingesting
raw or undercooked infected meat, especially pork, lamb or venison, or in
raw milk that contains the parasite. The parasite is shed primarily in the
feces of infected cats, and humans can become infected by the ingestion of
food, water, or dirt contaminated with cat feces. Common symptoms of
individuals who do become ill, include fever and swollen lymph nodes. Less
frequent symptoms include skin rash, fatigue, muscle and joint pain,
pneumonia, and central nervous system problems. The illness tends to be more
severe in persons with a weakened immune system. Source: http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/dph_bcd/communicable/factsheets/Toxoplasmosis.htm Contributor: MO |
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Page 99 Aleph, "there is a large Aleph inscribed on its pages" |
The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Like alpha, but Hebrew. Contributor: Raz |
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Page 99 Mark of Cain "it's like the Mark of Cain, stupid, right..." -Louis |
In stories common to the Abrahamic religions,
Cain is the eldest son of Adam and Eve, and the first man born in creation
according to the Genesis. In the Hebrew language, Cain means "acquisition."
Cain was a tiller of the land while his younger brother Abel was a shepherd.
God's rejection of Cain's sacrifice of fruit and grain in preference to
Abel's blood sacrifice of a lamb drove Cain to murder his brother in a
jealous rage. When God later questioned Cain as to his brother's
whereabouts, Cain answered, "Am I my brother's keeper?" God decreed that
Cain could no longer till the ground, and that instead he must be a fugitive
wanderer. Cain protested that he would be killed by those he encountered, in
reply to which God gave Cain a special mark and decreed that any who killed
him would suffer vengeance "sevenfold." Cain then settled in the Land of
Nod, east of Eden. Source: wikipedia.org Contributor: Raz |
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Page 99 "Judas Iscariot and his silver and his noose" -Louis |
In the New Testament, Judas was paid by the
chief Priests in the Jewish temple 20 pieces of silver to betray Jesus to a
mob. The noose refers to his subsequent suicide when he hangs himself
for the guilt of his act. Contributor: Raz |
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Page 104 Bronx, "The Bronx?" -Hannah |
A borough in the north-east of New York City. Contributor: LR |