Three Viewings

            The one thing that connected all these monologues was the location. All of the funerals from these monologues were in the same funeral home. All of the funerals were mentioned in the first monologue of the play. I expect most people who read this would make this connection. Other than this surface detail the only thing that I see that connects these monologues is the theme of their stories. All of the stories reminded me of a soap opera. I’ve never really watched soap operas but my take on them is that ridiculous things happen in common locations. I guess you could argue that a lot of stories are like that, but it was something about the tone of these monologues that reminded me of a soap opera. All of these stories are somewhat connected in an unassuming funeral home and city. The drama from these stories and the people involved all seem to be connected because of their tone. They all have these secrets that they can’t let be known because they know it will destroy them. The last one is slightly different because Virginia thinks there are secrets that will destroy, but it turns out to be a ploy to erase her debt. So overall I think the focus on secrecy and the drama that it causes is what connects these monologues on a deeper level.