Dramatic Monologue

Dramatic Monologue  

Glen is a 45 year old shop manager, he is married to a woman named Lorraine, they have two children, he is currently inspecting his face in the bathroom mirror.

What do I say this time? A knock on the side of the door, maybe it's time to be more adventurous. People will start to wonder this time, of course, no one will know the true meaning of how I got this black eye. No one would believe me anyway. Who would? No one would question the innocence of her. Still, I will have to tell them something. When they see me, they will not only see my thinning hairline ever receding, they will see my black and blue face, beaten to a pulp.
                       My alarm didn't go off yesterday morning. The second time this has happened this week, this of course means I was be late again. I must be on my last warning now, I can't bear to imagine the reaction if I told her I lost my job, she already thinks I don't make enough money, still, I make twice as much as her. It doesn't matter however, it all goes on her prestigious lifestyle anyway. A bottle of whiskey, that's all I spend money on each week. I hide it under the bed, where only I can reach it, if she found it one day she would stain my skin black and blue, more than she does usually. Of course, I only drink because of her and the way she treats me.
                         To the outside world she, is a caring loving mother. I see the way Clare and Tony idolise her. She can do no wrong in our friends eyes. "what an amazing wife you have Glen" they say "I don't know how she does it all, I wish you were more like her" Tony probably says. The kids are the same. In their eyes she is a saint. All the activities she takes them to, little do they know the funds are all coming out of my wallet, maybe they will thank me one day instead. Unlikely however, I am no match to her.
 Last night I went to the pub with the lads. Liverpool vs. Arsenal was on. Maybe I had a little too much to drink, but I need something to numb me from my situation at times. I don't really remember much of the night. After I came home I do remember arguing and this morning I woke up with a bruised face. Thankfully today is Saturday, I don't have any work today, but I'm out with the lads tonight. They will no doubt be the first ones to question my face.
                         Lorraine is out with the kids today which means I'm on my own. The first break I have had on my own for a long time. I looked under the bed this morning, my whiskey has run out. It always seems to have run out. I will be making a trip to the off licence later. Today is a special day, I might even buy two bottles.

An Introduction to me Initial Assesment Task- Louis Zbijowski

An introduction to me assessment (Wikipedia Style of opening)

Louis Zbijowski born on 20th November 1997, is a 16 year old boy who originates from Bristol. He is the son of Anne and Andy Zbijowski. He is currently studying As/A levels at St.Brendan's sixth form college and is known to be a fond follower and player of football his favourite teams consist of Bristol Rovers and Liverpool.

Childhood

Zbijowski was born on November 20th 1997 at St Michaels hospital in Bristol which so happens to be the city that he would continue to live in throughout the remainder of his life to date. He spent his primary education at Our lady of Lourdes Primary school from the age range from four years old to the age of eleven. He then went on to study his secondary education at St Bernadette's Catholic Secondary school up to the age of sixteen, where he recently collected his GCSE results. Since leaving Secondary education he has gone on to study respectful subjects at As to A level standard.

Personality

His personality could be perceived in many different genres. whilst most of the time he has a happy outlook on life, in some scenarios his attitude and personality can be moody and angry and if people tend to wind him up these hidden emotions are often exposed in these situations. He also at times has got a quirky sense of humour which people usually find light hearted. He enjoys light hearted banter even though at times he can get a bit carried away and this can infrequently upset people.

Hobbies

Zbijowski's preferred hobby is football in which he is a fond supporter and player. With regards to his passion of following the game he supports the teams Bristol Rovers and Liverpool. He is a season ticket holder at Rovers who are his boyhood club, he has been a supporter for a large potion of his life. He is also a fond follower of Liverpool. As a player Zbijowski played for a few teams primarily as a striker. He was very prolific in the former stages of hiss career. He stopped playing football for a team in 2013.

Louis Zbijowski Idiolect

My Idiolect 

My idoilect consists of various different components. Being from Bristol this has influenced the way that I speak in certain situations. I especially tend to change the way i speak in a handful of different situations.  I am generally consistent in using fillers such as "like" and "um" to list a few. I generally tend to use these fillers when I don't know what to say or i am confused so I try to add these fillers in to avoid there being complete silence and it perhaps helps to think of an answer to what I have been asked.

I also tend to change my language regarding who I speak to. For example: when I am around my friends I normally talk in a non standard form of English and I use a variety of different common slang phrases, I also use explicit language as fillers . When I am different environments speaking to other people I tend to alter my grammar, for example: when around a family member or a teacher I often speak in a more respectful manner. I tend to often try to elongate my grammar as these types of people are people who would perhaps expect me to behave and say things in a more respectable tone. This means I perhaps have to censor my natural instincts in the way I speak as it may not be deemed appropriate in the scenario I am in. For example: say I was in a job interview I would try to talk in an optimistic tone and try to expand my vocabulary to try to impress the interviewer even though it may not be a natural occurrence regarding the way I speak.

Being from Bristol this has slightly affected my accent and the way I say certain words. Whilst my accent is not very strong it does often come out in certain scenarios and it can be perceived as strong. For example when I say a word such as 'over' the letter 'r' generally comes out a lot more distinctively which is a one of the key elements to the west country accent. whilst my accent is perhaps not as strong as other people, I if I was in a situation such as an interview I would try to alter my accent slightly so that it would sound more appealing to the person on the other end of the conversation.

When I am talking sometimes I use hand gestures to over describe my views. I believe that this is a force of habit that I perhaps cannot help. I usually tend to use  it when I am describing an item such as a phone I will make a phone gesture as I am saying the word. I see this as more of a force of habit rather than doing it on purpose because in some situations I don't even notice that I am doing it.