Character Analysis Of The Play 'Nothing But The Truth'

If you’ve read the book nothing but the truth by Avi, you know that there are many sides you can take. It seems every time you turn a page you can form a new opinion. With every opinion you can form new points of view and sides. One of the main points of view is Ms. Narwin’s. My reasons for taking Ms. Narwin’s side are one, Ms. Narwin meant nothing against patriotism by sending Philip out of the class, two, Philip isn’t doing anything in the sake of Patriotism, three, Philip is a liar who gets around the truth, four, not only does the gossip of people blow things our of proportion, but the press defiantly does too, and five, there is a teacher/student stereotype that gibes the student a “poor me” reputation which makes them always right

able to get to the truth. This play stands as an example to let people into the ideas that these

When he tried to try out for the school track team, his coach, ______, said that in the student handbook that students who are failing a class cannot join an after-school activity. Instead of asking for extra credit work like coach _____ advised. Furthermore, Philip’s friends were in his homeroom when he was humming. Most of them thought that he was just trying to make a laugh or to irritate Ms. Narwin. But when the story on the newspaper said otherwise, Philip’s friends really begin to think that Philip was trying to irritate Ms. Narwin. Practically everyone in the school likes Ms. Narwin, Phil’s friends are trying to prove her innocence. Finally, near the end of the book, Philip’s first day in the Private school, Philip’s homeroom teacher asked if he would sing the National Anthem, Philip said with tears in his eyes that he doesn’t know the words. When Philip hummed the National Anthem, he told the press and his parents that he was singing instead of humming the

It is fascinating that Macbeth is referred to as a “wicked thing” then calling him by his name or by his status.

Just like in the Novel, Nothing But The Truth Philip wanted to hum the National Anthem but, I feel like they both could’ve handled the situation in a better way, the support for this textual evidence is when the teachers re-read his speech and warned him before he delivered it. “ The speech was inappropriate and it probably should not get delivered”. In the Novel, Nothing But The Truth Philip’s friend asked if he’s sure if he wanted to go through all that trouble just to get on the track team which signifies his friend basically telling him if he’s willing to create a big scene over something that little and he could’ve just actually bring his grade up in her class to get on the track team. Philip’s rights were not

On page 83 Philip say “ she really hates me. Philip thinks that the only reason he got suspended was since she has it out for him. On page 73 ” Something between you and Miss Narwin Philip only hummed since Miss Narwin giving him an awful grade. On page 60” Philip leaven this room instantly”Philip has really annoyed her to a point of breaking she was yelling at him over how he was talking back to her. 212 Philip says “I don't know the words” When Philip says I don’t know the words you know that he was only doing it for the reason of the teacher.

Caesar Cruz once said, "Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comforted." A true artist’s purpose in life is not to entertain but is to change the way the way audiences view the world and each other. The playwright by Angela Betzien challenges the audience to view the world they live in a different light. Throughout the play, Girl Who Cried Wolf, the audience is forced to see that not everything is as it seems and the world around them is made up of a web of lies and truths.

Determining whether someone is insane or sane is very difficult to do. Looking at the actions of the individuals does not give the full picture. Hamlet plays the role of an insane man in order to get revenge on Claudius. Hamlet only tells Horatio and his mother that he is pretending while others believe he is insane. There are some that believe that Hamlet is insane due to the loss of his father but their evidence is not very strong. By looking at examples from the play that show Hamlet is pretending to be insane, we will clearly see that Hamlet is very successful in the act of being mad.

A crucible has two diverse meanings: a vessel used for melting substances that require a high degree of heat or a severe test or trial. The play, The Crucible, uses both definitions in unison to show the fiery atmosphere of the Salem Witch Trials and the severity of the trials. Three primary characters involved in the scorching environment of the Salem Witch Trials are Elizabeth Proctor, Reverend Hale, and John Proctor. Since The Crucible entitles that people are going to go through a test and receive knowledge from it, these three characters gain the most insight from the trials and tests that they endure.

Since of Philip Malloy's suspension, he was suspended for disturbance not for showing his patriotism. Miss Narwin stated, "During the playing of the National Anthem he sang. Loudly. With no respect." Accordingly, Philip was singing with no respect and loudly just to impress his "crush" Allison.

No way I’m apologizing’” (61). This conversation proves that Philip did stand up for himself, but in the wrong way. He was humming the national anthem loudly, but told the principal he was humming to himself. One final example of responsibility is when Dr. Palleni was being interviewed by Ms. Stewart and would refuse to talk about his actions. “‘You’d didn’t inform your superior, or you didn’t suspend the boy for singing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’?

I was dancing to the sound of Tituba’s Barbados song.The other girls and Abigail danced as the song got louder.Tituba began to mix the cauldron pot. I heard someone coming and before I could turn around the other girls ran. As I blinked to see who that someone was I fainted. It was my father Rev. Parris. As I fell to the ground, Abigail caught me in her arms. My father screamed my name and then everything went blank.As I woke up, I began to yell at My cousin Abigail because she drank blood at the witchdance to put a curse on Elizbeth Proctor.Pow! She punched me and told me to shut up or she’ll kill me if I say anything to anyone.I fainted and went back to sleep.I Heard someone singing a religious song and began to scream. After all I didn't

I went to go see the The Edythe Bates Old: Moores Opera Center’s Production of “The Crucible” at the Moores Opera House. The show was based on the play by Arthur Miller. I had no prior experience to Operas before this one. I didn’t really know what to expect except for it to be similar to a play where the actors sing their lines. “The Crucible” was projected on a screen on the stage when I first walked into the Opera House, along with music from the orchestra being played in the background.

Philip has a lot to blame for the outcome in the novel. He was a distraction during the Star-Spangled Banner. In the beginning of class he didn't like Miss Narwin and wanted out of her classes. Philip would constantly hum during the National Anthem, he doesn't stop when Miss Narwin told him to stop. Miss Narwin said, “Is that you Philip?” Philip told her that he was just humming, Miss narwin then asked, “Please stop it,” (Wortis 43) . Philip also lied to his parents about not trying out for track. Philip would not share with his parents about his bad grade in

Caryl Churchill’s play Far Away and Jane Taylor’s Ubu and the Truth Commission are two plays that both concern violent, corrupt political systems, but each playwright goes about confronting these issues in a quite different style. Jane Taylor structures her work with an omniscient perspective that allows the audience to see the reality of what is happening at all times, while Churchill utilizes a limited perspective that leaves the audience as unaware of the truth as her characters. These approaches result in two plays that are very different in character, but at the same time, both of the works successfully create a similar uneasy, frightening atmosphere