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Professor is one of Johnny’s friends. Although he may have been a real professor at some point, he certainly isn’t anymore. Even when not under the influence of drugs, Professor has a hard time remember things or even connecting to reality in general. He first appears in the play after calling out to his dog Mary, who everyone except him knows is dead.
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Professor Character Timeline in Jerusalem
The timeline below shows where the character Professor appears in Jerusalem. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Act 1
A man whom Ginger and Johnny call Professor arrives on the scene, calling out for Mary. His sudden appearance annoys Ginger, though Johnny...
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Johnny reintroduces Professor to Ginger. Professor asks Ginger if he is in the Maths department. Ginger tells Professor...
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Ginger gets up and goes inside the mobile home to prepare breakfast. Johnny gives Professor a shot of scotch in a teacup, and they toast to St. George. After, Professor...
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After Professor is gone, Ginger comes out of the mobile home holding bacon rolls. He talks to...
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Act 2
...and Lee are outside Johnny’s trailer creating profanity-filled signs to ward off the city council. Professor arrives with a bunch of gnomes in a wheelbarrow and begins lining them up along...
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...the woods, which run from the Avebury Standing Stones to Stonehenge. Moments later, Pea and Professor also return. Tanya points to the leftover cocaine, and then she and Pea snort a...
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...and the others admit to laughing at it. Everyone decides to leave the clearing except Professor, who is too high on drugs to do anything. After everyone else is gone, Professor...
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Act 3
...vacate. Once they are gone, Johnny lights the petition on fire. As he does so, Professor walks up to Johnny with a garland of flowers on his head. Professor tells Johnny...
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