I believe his anger disappeared, as he too wanted to patch things up. This has to do with Milton's Paradise Lost, where Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge, and then made Adam do it as well, which caused them to fall from grace. She started apologizing to Adam, saying that it was in fact her own fault, and because they loved each other, he forgave her because he wanted to be with his wife again.
Answer:I think Miranda pretended to be sick so Via's family could see Via. Miranda said that nobody was watching her in the play and when Miranda looked through the curtain she saw August excited and maybe though that it would be more exciting to him if Via performed.