Part: 1
Question 1: Relationship between Cox and Ron
The protagonist in this case is Cox. Cox and Ron were friends. They used to hang out together. Just before Ron died as a result of the confrontation between the two, Ron had called Cox to his room.
Question 2:
I have chosen this relationship to write about because it is from this relationship that we can clearly see what happened and what resulted into the death of Ron. The fact that they were good friends definitely speaks volumes that Cox could not have killed his friend. It just happened that Ron was very drunk, rowdy and launched his attacks on Cox using very dangerous weapons such as the samurai sword and the knife.
Question 3
The conflict resulted from the fact that Ron was not sober because he had a lot to drink. Therefore, Cox was trying to defend himself as Ron approached him with those dangerous weapons. We can state that it was the influence of alcohol that resulted into Ron launching attacks at Cox. It just happened that Cox had had enough of the attacks so he had to fight back to defend himself from harmed severely. This is despite the fact that he was already bleeding from the head.
Question 4
The scene that find revealing is the scene that ensues that fight between the two characters. The fight from Ron’s room to Cox room that later resulted to Ron’s death and the afterwards unfolding of events.
Question 5
BAMMA: (To JESSICA.) Stop. Cut it out, bitch. I’m not playing, stop.
MOLE: Did he stop? (Cox & Merwin, 41).
COX: No, he just kept swinging and lunging at me
Part 2: Annotated bibliography
Glenn Cox, and Merwin E. Donovan's Charge: A Drama In 3 Rings. Book Bogglers, 2015. Print.
Donovan’s charge is a play in 3 rings that is based on the life of Cox Glen. This entails his trial and resentencing. Supposing one is trapped in his or her bedroom trapped by an assaulter, would that particular individual fight for his or her life? The play recounts of how Cox, a New Yorker who was a city worker, a counselor and a life guard had to fight off an assailant and later administered CPR to the same attacker until the law enforcement arrived. However, things did not turn out as expected. There was a turnaround of events that resulted into Cox finding himself on Riker’s Island. He was facing a murder charge with regards to what he had done earlier.
Cox received a life sentence after he was found guilty of murder. This happened after the same person who attacked him died. Nonetheless, after spending two years in a law library, the conviction was overturned solidly by a five judges. His charges were reduced to manslaughter. There was anticipation from both the officers and other inmates of Cox’s release based on his reputation of being a counselor and an artist during the years that he had already served. However, an exasperate judge and a prosecutor gave him a maximum sentence for manslaughter. He was to serve a sentence of 17 years.
When considering the trial transcripts as well as the witness accounts, this drama recreates the attack, trial and the life of Cox in the three ring circuit. The main theme of this drama is innocence. In this case we can deduce that the theme can be further classified into legal innocence and spiritual innocence. It also shows how a man was able to retain his throughout the misgivings that had befallen him. Nonetheless, this was only possible with the help of a young boy who stayed by Cox’s side until their release into New York City.
Work Cited
Glenn Cox, and Merwin E. Donovan's Charge: A Drama In 3 Rings. Book Bogglers, 2015. Print.
