She Kills Monsters Themes

Throughout the play She Kills Monsters, different feelings and opinions arose. Primarily, it was not appealing to my taste of genres, and I couldn’t care less about what appeared to be a nerdy play, additionally it made me feel puzzled. Secondly, the play was entertaining and humorous. Lastly, the role-playing of the characters in this world of fantasy was amusing and enlightening. Although the play’s genre was fantasy and adventure, I speculated that it illustrated important values that we should incorporate in our lives. Initially, the narrator introduced Tilly Evans as if she was the protagonist of the play, following he announced Tilly’s older sister Agnes, clarifying to the audience that the story is indeed about Agnes and not Tilly. Agnes, an average girl, wants to leave behind her hometown after the tragic death of her parents and her younger sister Tilly. Preparing to move in with her boyfriend Miles, Agnes begins packing up her sister’s room and discovers Tally’s Dungeons & Dragons journal. Consequently, after reading the

In view of the facts, I believe that acceptance of sexuality and bullying were major themes in She Kills Monsters, issues relevant to our society. The script was impressive, combining a fictional world with reality, balancing between realistic settings verses making up a new and adventurous world. For instance, this game represented not only Tilly’s real life, but the life of numerous teenagers that are facing the same issues. For example, the story of high school teenagers, bullied by schoolmates, struggling and suffering because they want to belong. Indeed, belong in a society that judges them for their sexual preferences, appearance, background, etc. Unfortunately, these problems exist in real life and the way the writer interpreted this issues in the play were so real. In addition, the performance of the characters was extraordinary, shifting from the game to the real