"Hail: three stories" - An Exploration of Femininity, Divinity, and Hunger Open Access

Byrne, Julia (Spring 2020)

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This paper includes an original script for a one-woman play that consists of three monologues from the perspective of three characters: the goddess Persephone from Greek mythology, the Virgin Mary from Christian mythology, and a fictionalized version of the author during her experience with Anorexia Nervosa. The play connects self-denial as a feminine virtue in ancient religious texts with modern obsessions with achieving feminine perfection through self-denial. The script is annotated with scholarly information from historical, sociological, feminist, and religious studies research that supports the artistic choices in the script.

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Acknowledgements…………………7

Introduction…………………………8

Pre-Show …………………………...9

Part 1: Persephone (Script)…………10

Part 1: Persephone (Notes)…………19

Part 2: Mary (Script)……..…………31

Part 2: Mary (Notes)……..…………39

Part 3: Joules (Script) ……..………..53

Part 3: Joules (Notes)……..………...58

Script for the Mother……..………...69

Script for the Husband……..……….71

Script for the Fiancé……..………….74

Bibliography……………..…………76

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