Final Monologue Reflection

 In order to complete this monologue, I attempted to follow the tips and exercises from the book as closely as possible. In doing this I found that I was able to understand my character much better, and I feel I was able to harness the awkwardness, as well as the introspectiveness of the scene much better than I would have without. In the end though I am not happy with my final product, while I do feel as it was much better, there is still so much I feel like I could do, and so many things that will never be explored. I see many parallels between this character and some of my own personal relationships, and as much as I tried to key into that, I do not feel that I harnessed that energy in an effective enough way to portray the full scope of all of those big feelings. And while maybe that is not the point of this scene, which I believe is indicative through the script and the setting, I do still feel as though there is much left unspoken and many feelings beneath the surface that I was unable to bring forth which is a failing on my part. Overall my time management was much better and I do believe that people would like my scene, I do not think it is good enough, and I am excited to keep working in this class so that I can continue to find better ways to express myself through what I do in this class, in a way that I find satisfying. I don't know what exactly I need to work on to achieve this, but I am excited to find out as we move forward in this class. Thank you for a great semester of learning and Happy Holidays.

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