A discussion for those who have seen doubt....

...and had their doubts. I know how some find in their own way justification to the side that they believe is right, and in thinking about it, would care to know everyone elses take on what the truth may be. I plan on returning again to see doubt and looking more in depth into finding out a more debatable side to take than what I tell myself. Anybody have any interesting observations into whether they find Father Flynn to be innocent or not?

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Wether he is guilty or not is not the point. If it was, the name of the play would be "Proof" rather than "Doubt".

Just my opinion, I may be wrong.

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Love the new icon, well the first icon I think. lol

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Seeing it, I wasnt so sure, even so if he was guilty, her persistence at times was not founded on such strong ground. By the end, her last line totally brought me back to the first peg. However tonight I bought the script and totally caught a line I missed in their loud argument as she asks him about giving wine to donald muller

Flynn: Have you never done anything wrong?

What innocent person says that, almost likke in that instant he wanted to confess. Overall i sympathize with flynn, yet admire aloysius in her persistence, even if she did stray from a modest concern. She, I find, is the ULTIMATE comparison to Javert. Both strong willed catholics in the pursuit of justice

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I beleived he was innocent until his last argument with aloysius, then with her last line i found him innocent once again. I thought that if she has her own doubts about that unrelenting persistence we see the whole time, then how can she be sure she was doing the right thing. then now looking deeper into the text I see subtle hints at his guilt. I really dont know what to think, I do sympathize with him however guilty or not, yet really applaud the efforts of Sister for trying to protect him from harm, much as it seems Flynn tries to do just in a different way. It is an extraordinary piece and I read Shanley and O'Byrne decided the truth before rehearsals began. We can only wonder

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I think he's innocent. I actually thought about this a lot after I saw it. I think that a lot of what caused my decision was based on the time period in which the play was set. There is a part where they refer to Vatican II and the changes it made to the church. I felt that Sister's determination to stick to the old ways of the Church- the more formal, less personal approach- in running her school were being threatened by his bringing in the newer approaches and the changes.

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