Introduction
Doubt, a Parable is a play based on a story by John Patrick Shanley that happens in 1964 in a Catholic school in New York’s northernmost borough, the Bronx. The story emerges when Sister James, a newly appointed teacher at the school, develops doubts that the relationship between Father Flynn, a priest, and a student is appropriate. She confides in Sister Aloysius, the principal, about this fear. The story unfolds when Sister Aloysius attempts to get to the bottom of this allegation. Through this attempt, her character traits emerge. She is not only watchful, but also unsentimental, and ...
