Alice: I don't see what's wrong with being grabby. Mom: Do you like it when someone grabs your things? Mom: Like this- POLYFILL IS MINE! Dill: What was that sound? Beni: An inhuman cry of anger, betrayal, horror, and thwarted grabbiness.
Beni is so Shakespearean! The description of the terrible off-stage action is all the more impactful because it forces us to imagine the horror—and our imagination is always more horrifying than anything that could be shown onstage (unless perhaps Titus Andronicus).Well played, Madeline!
Beni is so Shakespearean! The description of the terrible off-stage action is all the more impactful because it forces us to imagine the horror—and our imagination is always more horrifying than anything that could be shown onstage (unless perhaps Titus Andronicus).Well played, Madeline!