Its protagonist rejects the arguments that "history is justice," that guilt is a psychological disease, and that man is ennobled by guilt, which are made by three interlocutors named for their Biblical counterparts.
After one character in this work notes that God does not love, but simply Is, another replies that the wonder is that humans do love amidst misfortunes, which are commented on by Mrs. Adams, Lesure, Murphy, and Botticelli. Its protagonist rejects the arguments that "history is justice," that guilt is a psychological disease, and that man is ennobled by guilt, which are made by three interlocutors named for their Biblical counterparts. In its prologue, the balloon and popcorn vendors Nickles and Mr. Zuss put on the masks of God and Satan to watch the tale of a millionaire who reconciles with his wife Sara after he loses his fortune and family and refuses suicide to reject God. For 10 points, name this verse play based on Job, by Archibald MacLeish.
After one character in this work notes that God does not love, but simply Is, another replies that the wonder is that humans do love amidst misfortunes, which are commented on by Mrs. Adams, Lesure, Murphy, and Botticelli.
{J.B.}