John Patrick Shanley's, "Doubt," is a parable, that dramatizes the issue of inappropriate relations within the Catholic Church. ... The play ends with Sister Aloysius crying in agony with, "I have doubts, I have such doubts.... It seems that Sister Aloysius most likely expressed her doubt towards the rightness of her Catholic church rather than doubting her accusation against Father Flynn. ... Consequently, through the depictions of each skeptical character, Shanley dramatizes the message of doubting ones certainty. Holding true to its title, "Doubt," the audience is left to questio...

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Doubt: A Parable, written by John Patrick Shanley, is a play that takes place at a Catholic School in the Bronx in 1964. ... This reform of the Catholic Church in the 60s and feelings of doubt can be seen in Shanleys plot, mostly between Sister Aloysius and Father Flynn. ... Another circumstance the play is involved with is President John F. ... Despair (Shanley, 5). ... (Shanley, 7). ...

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Doubt is something that everyone experiences but it is the way you handle doubt that changes everything. ... In the play "Doubt"" by John Patrick Shanley, we see a conservative nun, Sister Aloysius, at St. ... Doubt is a strong theme present throughout the play and the ending reveals the negative effects of doubting without valid reason. ... I don't believe that by the end she was having doubts about her destroying the reputation of an innocent man but she is doubting the way she approached the problem. ... During my life I have also encountered many doubts and discovered that having ...

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In John Patrick Shanley's theatrical drama, "Doubt," and Susan Glaspell's "Trifles," two main characters are accused of very serious crimes. A priest named Father Flynn is accused of child molestation in Doubt. ... Doubt by John Patrick Shanley takes place in a Catholic School in the Bronx during 1964. ... Minnie casually tells him that John is dead upstairs. ... In both Doubt and Trifles both characters can be looked at as guilty in innocent. ...

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