I selected an excerpt from George Orwell’s 1984 for my prose performance because I find the intensity of Winston’s emotions though the novel to be very intriguing. Because I was very familiar with Orwell’s novel, I enjoyed analyzing this excerpt with the twenty questions. After answering all of the questions, I had a clear image of the scene in my mind and was prepared for performing the piece. Unfortunately, the image I created disappeared while I was performing which caused my gaze to be unsteady and a little confusing for the audience. That being said, a majority of the negative feedback I received from my peers and Dr. Kent was about my gaze. When I started performing I just totally forgot about the need to place characters on the
