Collaborative Creation of 'The Poison of Unforgiveness'

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In our The Poison of Unforgiveness piece, I collaborated with my peers in contriving the concepts of our work and incorporating our gifts and talents to compose an exceptional presentation. Although I was unable to pick exactly who I worked with, I am more than overjoyed to have had the opportunity to work with Cynthia, Gabrielle, and Tammisha to create “The Poison of Unforgiveness”. Particularly, I appreciate them so by virtue of the idea that even before we seriously began planning the presentation, we frequently engaged in discourse about the critical concepts discussed in class — in order to foster maximized understanding and connectivity to each other and the concepts. Working with these girls has been nothing short of amazing because …show more content…

In the opening scenes, the woman declares to tear her guard down, becoming naked, raw, ready to love and be loved (interpretive dance). Later, she texts and eventually has a girlfriend outing with one of her close friends to confide in her about her fear yet new found courage + trust in her and her boyfriend 's union/bond. However, just as she has decided to trust him, she finds that he has blatantly broken their commitment. When an incoming text appears on her “friend’s” phone, she finds that her boyfriend has broken their monogamous relationship agreement by becoming emotionally available for another woman… the woman being her “close friend”. *Her close friend that she was telling her secrets about her relationship to?!… ouch! Talk about betrayal*. She finds that her “close friend” has been blatantly back-stabbing her without much remorse… Is redemption an option? Is forgiveness an …show more content…

The two main themes, forgiveness and betrayal are ever so present in The Poison of Unforgiveness. However, the plot is different in a few ways. Most notably, we found it important to document the fact that it took great strength for the woman to get over her fear of being heartbroken — in order to trust her boyfriend in the first place. Furthermore, in Sula Nel forgives only her husband — but not her best girlfriend (which marks the rejection of feminist logic). In our adaptation, she willingly forgives both her friend and her boyfriend (… but for her own personal sanity). Finally, in Beyonce’s “Forgiveness” chapter of Lemonade Beyonce provides her husband, who betrayed her, with a card of redemption. However, in our adaptation, the girl dances to “Sand Castles” only as a solidification and mark of truly being free of the poison of unforgiveness. In contrast to Beyonce’s version, she does not actually take her boyfriend back or stays close friends with the girl— but she genuinely forgives both of them. Her forgiveness is symbolized as the flower blooms in the dark room — exploring her resilience in spite of betrayal. We believed these changes were imperative because they provide a critical lens of how fair and counter-patriarchal forgiveness materializes in platonic friendships versus romantic relationships. Additionally, it explores the unique strength in

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