If AIDS is a plague that is intentional on God’s part, then it’s horrifying. But in Angels, it’s due to abandonment and incompetence by the stacked bureaucracy of angels. That’s so terrifying. There’s no negotiation with the divine. But Tony being Tony, there is ultimately negotiation with the divine, because ultimately Prior asks for more life and gets it. Tony can’t imagine a God you can’t argue with. That’s part of what makes the play bearable.
