Monologue commentry

"From Heaven" is a monologue intended to entertain with a reflective and emotional theme aimed at teenagers and adults who are experienced reader's and are well educated. By using complex sentences it enables my piece to flow alike how the characters thoughts are flowing and draw readers in on a personal level to reflect and feel sympathy. "I couldn't do it anymore, okay?!" is an example of the use of language features such as direct address which includes the reader whilst allowing them to understand the negative tone intended for this character who is presented as being depressed. This unpredictable change of tone keeps the stream of conciousness consistant which makes the readers increase the speed of reading which creates involvement in the piece, establishing suspense throughout.

The title "From Heaven" grips the readers attention as it creates enigma for the reader to find out what it means to be "From Heaven." The lexical choice of "heaven" instantly gives the connotation of death and the afterlife. This makes the reader feel sympathy and interest to continue reading to find out in which context the title is written about. This creates various questions for my target audience as they are well educated and in their teens/adulthood meaning they have a complex way of thinking allowing them to follow the flow of the monologue.

"From Heaven" begins with stage directions which show clearly what the character is doing at the time she is speaking. For example "[A tear falls down the girls face. The girl lifts her hands to wipe it away as if shes refusing her need to cry.]" This stage direction indicates the emotional state the character is in. This gives the audience depth in the mood the girl is in at that time. This gives the reader understanding and an insight on the body language/location of the character which allows them to feel involved which will make them want to continue reading. It also indicates the tone and expression for the character as the monologue is based on her thoughts and opinions only allowing my target audience to understand and sympathize with her situation.

An effective technique I used from my style model was stage directions which is one of the main conventions of a monologue. Originally one of the stage directions used was "Looks to window and takes a loud deep breath." I realized that the stage direction was too simplistic and didn't give enough detail to what a terrible state the character was in at that time. I then added more detail onto the stage directions and the setting and body language became more evident.

A use of provoking language is used within my monologue alike my style model which empathizes the character evoking sympathy through using a bitter tone. "You pity me, don't you?" is effective as the reader can sense the anger of the character, yet understand that she is in despair but is trying to be too strong to say so. This creates the impression I intended for this character that she feels guilty of what has happened but is trying to convince herself that what she did was right more than anyone else. Through the character saying "I love my sister" allows the audience to grasp how the girl feels towards her sister. Although she is saying a supposedly positive statement the audience are also aware that on an unconscious level the girl is feeling remorse for everything that's happened whether it was through her fault or not.