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- The night culminates in Amir finding out that Emily and Isaac have been having an affair, which leads him to take out all of his pent-up shame and resentment on Emily. He beats her until her face is bloodied, an incident that destroys their marriage. At the end of the play, Emily and Amir are separated.
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After Jory leaves, Amir asks Emily if she’s sleeping with Isaac. Emily admits that she had sex with him went they went to London for the Frieze Art Fair. She says that she’s disgusted with herself and scrambles to apologize—but suddenly, in a fit of blind rage, Amir hits Emily in the face.
The multilayered drama of Scene 3 finally ends with Amir suddenly realizing what he is doing at the exact moment Abe comes to the apartment and sees Emily’s bloody face. The brief fourth scene of Disgraced shows the aftermath of the night that disrupted Amir and Emily’s lives.
- Ayad Akhtar
The night culminates in Amir finding out that Emily and Isaac have been having an affair, which leads him to take out all of his pent-up shame and resentment on Emily. He beats her until her face is bloodied, an incident that destroys their marriage.
As Emily works on her drawing, Amir speaks on the telephone, revealing that he works as a corporate lawyer. He talks first to a client, reassuring him about a transaction, then to a paralegal,...
When Isaac and Jory have left, Amir asks Emily if she is sleeping with Isaac. She says that she is not but admits to their affair in London. Amir hits Emily in the face and proceeds to beat her.
While Amir’s confession complicates the play’s themes of Islamophobia, Muslim-American identity, Isaac is shocked and offended, calling Amir a “closet jihadist” when Emily pulls Amir off stage.
Amir and Emily are alone together, standing in silence. They begin to talk, awkwardly. Amir says that he wanted Emily to have the apartment, but Emily replies that it does not belong to her.
