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- Mean and heartless (neglectful to ill, loving mother)
- Suppression of fears, emotions, to feel nothing and sleep is her one aim.
- The world is too difficult it's 'too much'.
- She doesn't love anyone, not even herself, hence why she isn't really living and desires to be in an unconsious state at all times. (sleeping)
- When that state of unconscious is disrupted all of the emotions and fears come to surface in a violent way- translating into fear, anger and hysteria.
- Despite the lack of emotion and strong sense of apathy; she still has a strong survival instinct, hence why she chooses to stay within a group rather than go it alone outside the box where she will most likely die.
- She shies away from interaction, however when she has to, she will interact with the group.
- She is full of self pity and sees the world as a cruel place thats too hard to cope with.
- She believes everyone who doesn't see the world that way is a fool and she is being wise.
- She believes she is right to act the way she does; as they all do because they are not repentant of their sin.
- Other Info:
- Age- 30
- Gender- female
- Living- unemployed, living off handouts from mother and benefits.
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- In the Box, Sophie (Sloth) doesn't have a dominant function in the group. She acts as a submissive part of the four. Only interfering when their interactions interfere with her sleep. (Throwing the last can of beans out of the box to stop the others from shouting.)
- However, she acts as a catalyst in her submission. Her lack of motive and her silence becomes a weight on the group. She makes them uncomfortable, she is a vulgar example of what they are (Sin) and she doesn't try to hide it with deception or secrecy like the others. (Hence why they beat her up, as this uncomfortablness climaxes)
- Untill the audience are given a view into her personality and her past in her flashback; Sloth seems one of the least evil and threatening of the group. The cruelty and brutality of her actions in the flashback, reveal a new side to her character and shock the audience. (Harnessing Artaud's theatre of cruelty style.)
- Development, Growth and Change:
- Her ability to suppress her fears and emotions, such as guilt and loneliness, becomes weaker as the play progresses; as her sin consumes her more and the barren surroundings of the box begin to get to the group both mentally and emotionally.
- She seeks sleep for relief and her punishment is that it becomes harder and harder to do so as they all get weaker.
- By the end, her guilt is so strong, but she has gone so far into Sloth she is beyond repentance. There is an innner turmoil, mixed with lack of sleep that leads to hysteria. (This progression can be seen in the repeating of one scene, where we become more consumed each time it is performed.)
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