Play: Oleanna by David Mamet
This play is a two-character play, one a university professor, and the other, his student, Carol.
The play is about a female student accusing her university professor, John, of sexual exploitation. John is about to receive a large pay rise and a be granted a tenure, but carol's charges prevent this from happening.
The first time carol comes to see John, she is unhappy because she is not understanding the material in his classes. John tries to comfort her by putting his hand on her shoulder and says he will give her an A if she continues to come and see him so he can help her and discuss the material.
The next time Carol comes to john's office is after carol has filed a formal complaint about him being sexist and his hand on her shoulder is described as sexual harassment.
The monologue I have chosen is during one of carols visits to the professors office. John and Carol get into a debate and Carol begins to tell John about what she had to go through to get into the university.
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