Let’s go back to Dora’s monologue inEquus. I’m going to choose “To justify my actions with regard to Alan to the doctor and to myself” as the Big Verb for the monologue (and the scene from which it comes). As for the Little Verbs for each of the beats I identified in a ...
When the man you love moves toward you, it’s a positive sign. It offsets the “Yes, she was”, or at least should cause confusion. The moment is probably stronger if he stands still and watches her while she becomes a nervous wreck. As for Lizzie’s next lines, I almost think the...