Monologue
You know, Carley’s been acting real strange around you. Always staring, always trying to get your attention. Don’t ya just wish she would stop? You’re a busy man. Good job with all those AP classes, they’ll get you into college one day. Yeah… you’re doing what you’re supposed to. Her? Not so much. Following you around like an annoying little puppy dog. Maybe we can get her to stop. You should talk to her. No, talking to her won’t do anything. She’ll just go back to bothering you. You gotta teach her a lesson. You gotta get physical. Maybe just push her a little bit. No, no, that’s not enough. A slap, perhaps? Nah, she’ll just go crying off to the principal. Sometime’s little puppy dogs gotta get put down. You drive home from school, don’t you? She’s not so fortunate. Every day, you pass by her walking down the street. Adults know that teenagers make mistakes. Maybe you just lost control of your wheel, just at the right moment, and all of the sudden, poor little Carley’s been run over. It’s the perfect plan. Now’s the time.
Propsoal
Macbeth Proposal
The situation in my dialogue is that a teenage boy is deciding whether or not to kill one of his classmates. This classmate, a girl named Carley, has an infatuation with the boy, Felix. She practically stalks him at school, following him, taking all his classes, and staring at him constantly. Felix finds her to be annoying and a big distraction to his work. The confliction Felix is experiencing in his conscience is personified by a classic “angel and devil on the shoulder” situation. The devil persuades Felix to kill the girl, while the angel urges him not to.
The devil’s solution for this problem is that Felix kills Carley. He starts off by innocently getting Felix to agree with him, and then escalates to telling him to kill the girl. The way the devil proposes this idea is meant to be manipulative. He gets Felix’s sympathy, then starts riling him up to get him on board with his idea. The devil thinks that killing Carley will put her out of her misery, and let Felix relax without her bothering him. He states that telling her to back off verbally won’t work, and that as long as she’s alive, she will continue to be a burden.
Another solution to this problem is that Felix leaves the girl alone and waits for her to lose interest. This is the solution that the angel on his shoulder suggests. The angel believes that leaving the girl is the best option, because she hasn’t done anything wrong. The girl would eventually lose interest and leave the Felix alone. Felix might not find this to be the ideal solution, though, because it is passive. He doesn’t want to wait for the problem to be over, he wants to take control and fix the situation himself.
The problem here is that Carley has an obsession that she can’t control. She is in love with Felix for no reason, and will stop at nothing to get close to him. This distracts Felix from his work and makes him uncomfortable. The best solution here would be to let Carley lose interest. Stalkers like her typically harass people simply because they are bored. Carley would eventually move on, and find another boy to stare at. Then, Felix could be worry-free, and go back to living his life
The situation in my dialogue is that a teenage boy is deciding whether or not to kill one of his classmates. This classmate, a girl named Carley, has an infatuation with the boy, Felix. She practically stalks him at school, following him, taking all his classes, and staring at him constantly. Felix finds her to be annoying and a big distraction to his work. The confliction Felix is experiencing in his conscience is personified by a classic “angel and devil on the shoulder” situation. The devil persuades Felix to kill the girl, while the angel urges him not to.
The devil’s solution for this problem is that Felix kills Carley. He starts off by innocently getting Felix to agree with him, and then escalates to telling him to kill the girl. The way the devil proposes this idea is meant to be manipulative. He gets Felix’s sympathy, then starts riling him up to get him on board with his idea. The devil thinks that killing Carley will put her out of her misery, and let Felix relax without her bothering him. He states that telling her to back off verbally won’t work, and that as long as she’s alive, she will continue to be a burden.
Another solution to this problem is that Felix leaves the girl alone and waits for her to lose interest. This is the solution that the angel on his shoulder suggests. The angel believes that leaving the girl is the best option, because she hasn’t done anything wrong. The girl would eventually lose interest and leave the Felix alone. Felix might not find this to be the ideal solution, though, because it is passive. He doesn’t want to wait for the problem to be over, he wants to take control and fix the situation himself.
The problem here is that Carley has an obsession that she can’t control. She is in love with Felix for no reason, and will stop at nothing to get close to him. This distracts Felix from his work and makes him uncomfortable. The best solution here would be to let Carley lose interest. Stalkers like her typically harass people simply because they are bored. Carley would eventually move on, and find another boy to stare at. Then, Felix could be worry-free, and go back to living his life
Reflection
I know that monologues are used as a way to get the viewer's attention on a topic. They discuss a character's personal views and speak to the audience. They can also be internal (called soliloquies). I used the theme of murder in my monologue. A lot of people died in Macbeth. My monologue is about killing someone. I was pretty productive. I got my work done ahead of time and helped my partner manage time. I talked to my partner and worked at the same time. I was always on task. I got all my work done and focused on the project.