Name Me
John Patrick Shanley
Who is the author?
Doubt
What is the title of the book?
St. Nicholas
What was the name of the location?
In 1964
What year was it?
“Doubt requires more courage than conviction does, and more energy; because conviction is a resting place."
Who is John Patrick Shanley?
A strict, conservative school principal suspicious of Father Flynn.
Who is Sister Aloysius Beauvier?
A Catholic based church and school.
What religion is the school?
In the Bronx
Where is St Nicholas located?
In this pivotal scene, Mrs. Muller visits the school to discuss her son, Donald, and confronts Sister Aloysius regarding her suspicions about Father Flynn, defending her son's safety and future.
What is Scene 8?
"You just don't like him! ... You don't like it that he likes Frosty the Snowman and you are letting that convince you? Of something that's terrible..."
Who is Sister James?
The student at the center of the controversy
Who is Donald Muller?
A parable.
___________met with _______ as a way to "protect him."
Who is Father Flynn and Donald Muller?
He urges her to reject cold suspicion in favor of love, successfully convincing her of his innocence and easing her doubts, which highlights the theme of uncertainty.
What is Scene 7?
"Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty. When you are lost, you are not alone."
Who is Brendan Flynn?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Who is the President?
The Civil Rights Act.
What did bill did the President sign?
I resigned from my position but was given a more prestigious position in another location.
Who is Father Flynn?
Sister Aloysius and Sister James discuss the school's new student, Donald Muller, in the garden.
What is scene 4?
"Every easy choice today will have its consequence tomorrow."
Who is Sister A?
I still believe in Flynn's innocence.
Who is Sister James?
Sister Aloysius suspects Father Flynn of molesting Donald Muller, leading to a battle of wills.
What is the theme or plot?
Sister Aloysius has had a previous experience with a priest who abused his power. It's implied that the priest at St. Boniface may have had an inappropriate relationship with a child, which is, of course, what Sister Aloysius suspects Father Flynn of doing.
Why did Sister A accuse Father Flynn?
Her husband died in World War II.
What happened to Sister Aloysius' husband?
"I have doubts. I have such doubts"
What did Sister A say to Sister James in the last Scene?