Long Day's Journey Into Night Lesson Plan

Why does Jamie express concern about Mary being left alone to rest upstairs on her own for a few hours? What does Edmund think about Mary's being left alone?

Jamie is concerned about Mary being left alone, especially when she's supposedly just resting upstairs, because of her history of using morphine when she's left to her own devices. Jamie thinks that it's suspicious that they haven't seen her for a few hours, whereas Edmund insists that she's just taking a nap. He notes that she accused them all of being suspicious of her, suggesting Jamie felt forced to give her some space so as not to seem like he's monitoring her every move. Jamie thinks this was a bad idea,...