The Apology Play Analysis

The Apology, an Artslink Queensland production, is a powerful, realistic play incorporating the issues of bullying experienced in this modern era. It increasingly deals with the effects that physical and verbal abuse can potentially have on the victim both in the present and the future. Within this essay, the review of multiple dramatic skills and styles along with the dramatic elements (relationship, mood and symbol) will be thoroughly discussed, in order to explain if these were manipulated at great lengths during The Apology. This will therefore allow the decision to be formed whether or not this was enough to engage the audience’s attention, revealing whether the message was conveyed; did it impact on them in such a way and was dramatic …show more content…
They essentially obtain the facets of submissive (Ray) and dominant (Eneme) personalities. During scene 1, they are not on equal terms. Ray is scared of him, where Eneme teases him continually. This is until they both face off, resulting in Ray being locked up. This was only the beginning of the hatred between the two characters. Following this event, the connection between them becomes even worse; Ray fights back, which results in him repeating a year level. Eneme’s bullying has literally scarred him for life. Many years later, Ray’s distaste for Eneme remains solid, likewise with Eneme’s bullying ways. This therefore pushes him over the line, running him over with his car. Ray was sent to jail, and, once free, attempted to apologize. Generally, the relationship of Eneme and Ray illustrated complete hostility; they both lead very diverse personalities and …show more content…
Primarily, this element implies a more significant meaning than the literal suggestion. Props are the easiest to work with, as objects in our everyday life are symbols in society. The Apology depicted only one example of symbolism during the play, utilizing a hat (a prop); Eneme’s friends all wore the hat backwards; however, Jimmy wore it in between, and Ray completely foward. This is informing us that the bullies who wore them in entirely the other direction were all bad. In Jimmy’s case, though, he was, in fact, both good and bad, knowing the way in which he treated Ray was wrong. Unfortunately, he still went ahead with the situation. This therefore provides us with the factor of symbolism, implementing the characters personality types into the position of the