Doubt Quotes

Sister Aloysius quickly made up her mind that Father Flynn was guilty of doing something to Donald before consulting with him. Although, before being told about the incident, Sister Aloysius had already been keeping a close watch on the two males. She seen Father Flynn grab a child’s wrist, and suspected something would happen to Donald due to race. Sister Aloysius is uncomforted by affection so she becomes concerned after the incident between Father Flynn and the child’s wrist, which creates some suspicion toward Father Flynn. In the end, of the play she tells Sister James about how she doubts herself because there was no actual

If Phillip Malloy had sued the schools the school would have won. There were plenty of witnesses telling of what Philip did, and plenty of examples of why Philip was wrong.

Jackie plays a pivotal role in helping Thomas through this gruelling challenge by helping him understand that Charlie’s actions are not intentional and that he would always behave in ways that are considered abnormal. Jackie goes beyond providing simple moral support by taking care of Charlie and standing up against those who try to bully him. She

For example, it seems as though Sister Aloysius has a vendetta against Father Flynn throughout the parable. Father Flynn remarks to Sister James on this: “The most innocent of actions can appear sinister to the poisoned mind” (Shanley 40). This is a very true statement and throws much doubt on Sister Aloysius’ claims of Father Flynn's doubt. She seems to be a very abrupt and rude person throughout the story and one could claim she was just good at driving people away from her school. However, a statement from Sister Aloysius to Father Flynn makes the reader believe there may be more to her claim. She says to Father Flynn: “I will do what needs to be done, Father, if it means I’m damned to Hell” (Shanley 54). This statement from Sister Aloysius shows how deeply she is committed to keeping her school safe. A nun would not passively say she would go to Hell for something, so this shows really believes in Father Flynn’s guilt and will do what she needs to stop him from molesting the children in her school. This statement shows that her dislike of Father Flynn goes further than just a petty

The significance behind certainty versus doubt in Doubt has to do with the characterization of both Sister James and Sister Aloysius. The characters’ stance on certainty versus doubt divides the characters’ personalities. Sister Aloysius has a confident and strong willed character throughout the story while Sister James is shown to have a very insecure personality and is usually shown to be unclear about situations. This characterization is shown when Sister James and Sister Aloysius talk about William London’s bloody nose. Sister Aloysius is convinced that William London’s bloody nose was self-induced while Sister James believes that William is innocent. Sister Aloysius’ suspicion about William is proven to be right when William is heading home, “He has a bloody handkerchief to his nose. He’s in a good mood. He takes the handkerchief away. The nose has stopped bleeding. He smiles. He lights a cigarette.” (Shanley Script, pg 18) This foreshadows the reactions taken by both Sister James and Sister Aloysius when it comes to determining Father Flynn’s credibility. Shanley does this to give the reader an idea of how Sisters James

Gwendolyn and Cecily act as friends until they learn that they are supposedly engaged to the same person. Then they learn neither of them are engaged to anybody named Ernest, and are friends again. In act three, we discover Jacks history, including that he is Algernon's elder brother. In the end, despite several lies, arguments, and much turmoil, everybody gets married.

At the end of act 3, the court is questioning Mary Warren. This creates conflict because it is an example of truth and untruth. This is because Mary Warren is trying to say that she and all the girls were pretending but the rest of the girls knew they would get into a lot of trouble so they turn against Mary and pretend even more that she is working for the Devil and that she is against the girls. An example of their pretending is when Mary Warren is denying everything but the girls will not stand for it so they repeat everything she says to make her seem ‘evil’,

“Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty.” Based upon a few indirect details and various intuition, the ultra-strict, Sister Aloysius Beauvier believes that one of the priests, Father Flynn, at the St. Nicholas Catholic Church and School has been molesting a twelve-year-old boy named Donald Muller, the school 's only African American student. To help her, Sister Aloysius recruits a young and naive nun, Sister James, to assist her in monitoring the suspicious yet charismatic Father Flynn. She also addresses her concerns to Donald 's mother, who surprisingly is not horrified or even shocked by the allegations. She is more concerned about her son getting through high school and avoiding a beating from his dad instead of what her son is going through at school. Close to the ending of the play

In the story Father Flynn can be described as charming and caring. Although father Flynn can described with nice characteristics trait Sister Aloysius does not see the person

This is very funny because we can see that Jack is also lying about his brother, but he is judging Algernon as if he is a very honest person.

In perhaps the greatest addition to the credibility of Sister Aloysius, Shanley ascribes dialogues to her that states, “When you take a step to address wrongdoing, you are taking a step away from God” (20). In this, Aloysius appears to accept that chasing after someone who does wrong can be wrong in and of itself. She acknowledges the idea that fixing a problem can occasionally only be accomplished by working outside of the parameters set as morally or ethically good. She understands that by going after Father Flynn, she may sin. However, she proceeds anyways. She continues to attempt to protect the boys of her school and bring Father Flynn to the justice she believes he should be brought to. Through these words, she shows she is more than willing to put herself in harm’s way in order to protect her students. Self-sacrifice is oft times viewed in light of good moral standing. Through having Aloysius be

In the novel, Shanley reveals the differences between the characters, of Sister Aloysius who is the stern traditionalist, the complete opposite of Father Flynn who is a very fun, kind, and a progressive person. Sister Aloysius thinks that Father Flynn’s ways of living life are very strange and is appalled by his habits, because she feels very nervous and threatened that Father Flynn will take over the church, and tradition will leave the system. Sister Aloysius likes to have her own specific list of beliefs, and traditions, so when she sees Father Flynn’s long fingernails, and the amount of sugars he puts in his tea, she becomes outraged, shocked, and appalled by the ways that he enjoys living his life. Sister Aloysius says: “Your fingernails.” Father Flynn replies

The reason that led to the dispute between the two families resulted from the elopement of Sophia Grangerford, Buck Grangerford’s sister and Harney Shepardson. However, the families have always been in a dispute that has lasted for 30 years for reasons that are unsure. The two families after learning of the elopement bring weapons to church. However, both families, using their guns, kill their family members at the growth of the feud. Regardless of the families’ civilized status, hypocrisy is shown where both families kill each other over a meaningless feud.

On the whole, however, she seems to be right when she tells us that the entire family has "turned against" her. Much of the story is presented in dialogue that shows her family picking on her, and it is unlikely that Welty would have her completely fabricate the dialogue. In The Eye of the Story, Welty tells us that a story may mean what it says or it may mean more than it says, but "it is not all right, not in good faith, for things not to mean what they say" (160).

To illustrate, Jack takes revenge on Lady Bracknell and firmly “decline[s] to give [his] consent” (Act 3, p.54) to Cecily’s marriage with Algernon. His desperate revenge can be considered a rising action directly resulted from the external conflict. Besides, at the end Jack finds that he belongs to an upper-class family and his Christian name is truly Ernest. It is a twist as well as a perfect solution to his external conflict that guarantees a happy ending. Consequently, the external conflict builds tension that allows the following events happen in a well-reasoned