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Course Hero. "Cloud 9 Study Guide." Course Hero. 19 Jan. 2017. Web. 5 June 2023. <https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Cloud-9/>.
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Mrs. Saunders and Harry separately arrive at Clive and Betty's home in an unnamed part of Africa.
Act 1, Scene 1Everyone plays hide and seek. Edward and Harry's previous sexual relationship is revealed.
Act 1, Scene 2Clive shames Betty for her feelings about Harry, then refuses to speak to her.
Act 1, Scene 3British soldiers set fire to a nearby village; Joshua's parents are killed.
Act 1, Scene 4Clive is disgusted by the news Harry is gay and forces him to find a woman to marry.
Act 1, Scene 4Joshua aims a gun at Clive. Edward, the only person who sees, does nothing.
Act 1, Scene 5Martin tells Victoria to take a new job in a way that is both supportive and condescending.
Act 2, Scene 2Gerry and Edward break up because Gerry thinks Edward is too much like a wife.
Act 2, Scene 2Victoria moves in with Edward and Lin; they and Martin all share custody of Cathy and Tommy.
Act 2, Scene 4| Scene | Summary |
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| Act 1, Scene 1 | Act 1 of Cloud 9 takes place in an unspecified African region during British colonization near the end of the Victorian ... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 2 | Scene 2 takes place in an open space away from the house. Mrs. Saunders is running away from Clive, who keeps pestering ... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 3 | Betty, Maud, Mrs. Saunders, and Victoria are in the house waiting for the men to return from flogging the stable boys. T... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 4 | It is early morning on the veranda. Edward asks Joshua to tell him "another bad story" and Joshua complies, telling Edwa... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 5 | Joshua is setting the table on the veranda for the wedding when he spots Edward holding Victoria's doll. Joshua takes it... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 1 | The setting has changed to winter in 1979 London, but only 25 years have elapsed for the characters. The scene begins wi... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 2 | It is spring. The play's characters come in and out of the park and have brief conversations as Martin delivers a monolo... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 3 | Victoria, Lin, and Edward are in the park on a summer evening. They are drunk and intent on having an orgy, which begins... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 4 | Martin, Edward, and Cathy are in the park one day in late summer. Edward is updating Martin about Cathy's and Tommy's ne... Read More |
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