Dead Words

Also: too, moreover, besides, as well as, in addition to
Awesome, Cool, Rad: fine wonderful, marvelous, great, fantastic
Scared: afraid, fearful, terrified, frightened
Have to: need to, must
Very: extremely, exceedingly, fantastically, unusually, incredibly, intensely, truly, fully, especially, shockingly, bitterly, immeasurably, infinitely, severely, surely, mightily, powerfully, chiefly
Like: such as, similar to, similarly
Kid: child, boy, girl, youngster, youth
Mad: angry, frustrated, furious, incensed, enraged
Got, Get: received, obtained, attained, succeed in
Then: first, second, next, later, finally, afterward, meanwhile, soon
Nice: pleasant, charming, fascinating, captivating, delightful, pleasurable, pleasing
Lots: Numerous, heaps, many, scores, innumerable
So: thus, accordingly, therefore
Fun: pleasant, pleasurable, amusing, entertaining, jolly
Good: excellent, exceptional, fine, marvelous, splendid, superb, wonderful
But: however, moreover, yet, still, nevertheless, though, although, on the other hand
Awful: dreadful, alarming, frightful, terrible, horrid, shocking
Great: wonderful, marvelous, fantastic
Guy: man, person, fellow, boy
Funny: amusing, comical, laughable, jovial

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"The Brute" Monologue Assignment

Choose a character from Anton Chekhov’s play, “The Brute”, and write a 1-2 minute internal monologue for that character. An internal monologue is one that reveals something of the character’s internal thoughts. Your character’s monologue should show his/her attitude toward another character, or events he/she finds him/herself in. Be convincing!


žIntroduce the character through his/her view of him/herself.
žExplain the situation from his/her perspective in great detail (from HIS/HER eyes, NOT necessarily the way the author wrote about it).
žDescribe his/her thoughts about the situation.
žFinish with a “clincher” that shows his/her true attitude toward the situation.