Theme:Guilt, Innocence, Responsibility, Morality, Ethics Flashcards
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What does DNA examine
DNA examines what happens when moral values are challenged.
Kelly portrays the damaging effects of guilt, crime and brutality for all his characters, but implies, through their various responses to the crime, that the fundamental difference between good and evil is the absence of human compassion.
What does Kelly portray the damaging effects of for all his characters and what does he imply through their responses?
Kelly portrays the damaging effects of guilt, crime and brutality for all his characters, but implies, through their various responses to the crime, that the fundamental difference between good and evil is the absence of human compassion.
What does Phil say in Act 3 about if u go now u won’t be in trouble?
“If you go now and say nothing to no one about this, you won’t be in trouble” – Phil, Act 3
What does alliterative phrase highlights for Phil’s urgent warning?
“If you go now and say nothing to no one about this, you won’t be in trouble” – Phil, Act 3
The alliterative phrase highlights Phil’s urgent warning that the group must remain silent and complicit “now,” speaking of “nothing” and “no one”
What does Phil offer Jan?
What does Phil suggest to Jan?
“If you go now and say nothing to no one about this, you won’t be in trouble” – Phil, Act 3
Phil offers Jan a conditional reassurance, suggesting that compliance in the cover-up will keep them safe
What did Mark say in Act 1 about Adam’s face?
And you shoulda seen his face, I mean, the fear, the, it was so, you had to laugh, the expression, the fear…” – Mark, Act 1
How does Kelly portray Mark’s disturbed mental state?
However, Kelly conveys Mark’s disturbed state with dialogue that reflects instability using fractioned sentence structure.
What does Kelly imply about Mark’s desc of Adam’s torture?
Mark’s initial description of Adam’s torture conveys the play’s central theme of bullying and violence, revealing their collective enjoyment in Adam’s suffering.
What quote does Leah say about the others when referring to group doing good deeds in Act 3?
“Maybe being seen as heroes is making them behave like heroes” – Leah, Act 3
Theme: Guilt-Responsibility-Morality
What does Kelly imply about the group’s sudden shift to acting nice
Kelly perhaps implies that (Mark) descriptions were designed to appease the group, and his bravado is not genuine but a result of peer pressure. Kelly subtly depicts both the negative and positive of group think.
How is Leah’s character presented in this quote?
“Maybe being seen as heroes is making them behave like heroes” – Leah, Act 3
Although Leah’s character is cynical here, she is presented as more compassionate, and her use of a simile describes the positive impact of acting kindly as a form of heroism
