Who Is Sister Aloysiust's Role In The Play Quizlet

The first actress would fit the role of Sister Aloysius because she is an older and more experienced white nun, has a stern look to her, and has a simple and conservative appearance. In the headshot, the actresses’ gaze is very harsh and watchful, which would work well with the way Sister Aloysius attempts to watch over the children in the school and Father Flynn. The way her lips are pressed tightly together suggests that she is careful with her words, as well as who she says them too. In the play Sister Aloysius was careful in recruiting Sister James to help her keep track of the wellbeing of her students, without immediately suggesting the cause for concern. This actress also has a bit of a stubborn look to her, and Sister Aloysius certainly sticks to her convictions for the majority of the play.
Father Flynn is a white Priest in his late 30’s and varies between being friendly and outgoing with his students, to aggressive when being accused of inappropriate behavior.
This actor has a slightly suspicious look to him that suggests he is hiding something, which occurs as Father Flynn never outright denies any inappropriate action on his part and acts in some ways against traditional church teachings. While he appears friendly and fun to the boys and wants to appear welcoming to the community, he gets very serious and slightly aggressive when challenged by the Sister. The time period that Mrs. Muller is in means that she would have dealt with oppression and limited opportunities all of her life, which would probably make her cold to the outside world and suspicious of the motives of others. This actress has a powerful stance with a suspicious and questioning gaze, which would fit well with Mrs. Muller’s questions towards the Sister as she questions her motives. The powerful and confident stance would also support Mrs. Muller’s difficult choice in keeping her son in school for the rest of the
year. Sister James is described many times as innocent by Sister Aloysius when reprimanded, and is easily swayed to the most optimistic decision throughout the play. This actress is a young white woman in her 20’s, as would be accurate in the piece, but also has a very innocent look to her. Her eyes and smile seem to be doubtful of either the situation she is in, or of herself, which would be Sister James’ reaction after being reprimanded by Sister Aloysius and after the Sister confronted Father Flynn. While Sister James will say optimistic things, she talks about how she cannot sleep at night multiple times in the text due to the difficult situation and the criticisms against her and this lack of self-confidence is portrayed well by the actress’s headshot. The sad and weak gaze suggest less confidence or innocence and the fake half-smile shows more of a sadness.