Doubt (theatre): Difference between revisions

* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: This is the most favorable interpretation of Aloysius. Although she is mean and unpleasant to nearly everyone, she is dedicated to the welfare of her students and will not stop to ensure their safety. Of course, whether the threat she's acting on is real is still an open question.

* [[Knight Templar]]: This is the other major interpretation of Aloysius. She decides that Flynn is a child molester because she sees a boy pulling away from him from a distance, and acknowledges that he can do nothing to change her mind that he's a rapist.

* [[Minimalist Cast]]

* [[No Ending]]: Cast members have said that the third act of the play is the discussion that takes place amongst the audience afterward. Also, the question of whether or not Flynn is guilty is never resolved (see [[Shrug of God]] below).

* [[Oscar Bait]]

* [[Pet the Dog]]: Played with. Father Flynn comforts Sister James about her brother and life under Sister Aloysis partway through the story. Whether this is actual dog petting or him just trying to throw her off his trail is unclear.

* [[Shrug of God]]: Shanley has been rather hesitant, if not unwilling, to say {{spoiler|whether Flynn was guilty or innocent}}. The only ones who also know this are the actors who have played him, and they aren't telling either.

* [[Title Drop]]: {{spoiler|"I have doubts! I have such doubts!"}}

* [[Virginity Makes You Stupid]]: Sister James initially seems to belong to this trope, although the play and film eventually call that judgment into question. (Not incidentally, Sister Aloysius ''isn't'' virginal: she joined the convent after her husband's death.)