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    The document summarizes a play called "Half an Hour in a Convent" by Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero. It describes two nuns, Mother Superior and Sister Vitalis, discussing a disobedient student named Yolanda who is set to be expelled. Sister Vitalis pleads for Yolanda to get another chance. They recall expelling another student for disobeying rules. Mother Superior has received complaints about Yolanda's behavior and poor school performance. When Yolanda arrives, Mother Superior tells her she is being expelled. Yolanda begs for another chance but is denied. Her father arrives to take her home as she is expelled from the convent.

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    The document summarizes a play called "Half an Hour in a Convent" by Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero. It describes two nuns, Mother Superior and Sister Vitalis, discussing a disobedient student named Yolanda who is set to be expelled. Sister Vitalis pleads for Yolanda to get another chance. They recall expelling another student for disobeying rules. Mother Superior has received complaints about Yolanda's behavior and poor school performance. When Yolanda arrives, Mother Superior tells her she is being expelled. Yolanda begs for another chance but is denied. Her father arrives to take her home as she is expelled from the convent.

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    The document summarizes a play called "Half an Hour in a Convent" by Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero. It describes two nuns, Mother Superior and Sister Vitalis, discussing a disobedient student named Yolanda who is set to be expelled. Sister Vitalis pleads for Yolanda to get another chance. They recall expelling another student for disobeying rules. Mother Superior has received complaints about Yolanda's behavior and poor school performance. When Yolanda arrives, Mother Superior tells her she is being expelled. Yolanda begs for another chance but is denied. Her father arrives to take her home as she is expelled from the convent.

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    HALF AN HOUR IN A CONVENT by Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero

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    The document summarizes a play called "Half an Hour in a Convent" by Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero. It describes two nuns, Mother Superior and Sister Vitalis, discussing a disobedient student named Yolanda who is set to be expelled. Sister Vitalis pleads for Yolanda to get another chance. They recall expelling another student for disobeying rules. Mother Superior has received complaints about Yolanda's behavior and poor school performance. When Yolanda arrives, Mother Superior tells her she is being expelled. Yolanda begs for another chance but is denied. Her father arrives to take her home as she is expelled from the convent.

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    HALF AN HOUR IN A CONVENT by Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero

    Summary:
    Inside the office, Mother Superior and Sister Vitalis conversing about the disobedient
    student they have. Before that, the usual sisters kneeled to pray. Right after giving their deep
    prayers to Him, Sister Vitalis opened up about their student who is soon to be expelled by
    Mother Superior due to her poor conduct and behavior in school. Sister Vitalis plead to Mother
    Superior that she cannot be expelled and defended the student that she is not a bad child. Mother
    Superior opposed her due to her soft heart and asked her to make it hard that she should not be
    too kind for people who are stubborn and very hard-headed. They remember expelling a girl
    named Elsa due also to disobedience which they caught a pack of love letters to a basketball
    player in the boys school next door under her pillow which is against their rule. They have
    talked that the current disobedient student must have expelled long ago but it was discontinued
    because of Sister Vitalis pleadings. But not now anymore. For Mother Superior received
    different complains from different sisters regarding the poor performance in school of Yolanda
    not participating in class, quarrelling with her classmates and her disrespectful act shes been
    showing. They heard a knock on the door and it was her. Sister Vitalis left the room and left
    Mother Superior and Yolanda alone to converse about her issues. Mother Superior asked her
    about what shes been doing lately. She remembered the times that she was still a bright child
    and now, she can be considered as a trouble in the convent whats worse, she was caught
    having a conversation with this male servant and found a letter under her pillow. Mother
    Superior nevertheless decided to tell her that the only thing she could do to stop her chaos in the
    convent is the expel her. Yolanda was shocked that she asked for another chance but Mother
    Superior cannot take her anymore that she doesnt know what to do with her but to let go off of
    her. Sister Vitalis came back to the room and reported to Mother Superior that someone is
    already in the porteria. It was Yolandas father waiting at the porteria so Mother Superior
    exchanged with Sister Vitalis in the room and get herself to Yolandas father. Yolanda spoke to
    Sister Vitalis that she cannot be expelled and return to her province with her father because hell
    just punish her. She tried to make Sister Vitalis understand and explained the incident about the
    servant he talked to. She needed affection and love that her family wasnt able to give not until
    her mother passed away. She found the attention she was seeking from that servant who studies
    law and explained further that Sister Vitalis and he are the only ones who are capable of
    understanding her. Until Mother Superior asked Mother Theresa to drag Yolanda out of the room
    to help her pack her things up. Upon accompanying her to the marble stairs through her father,
    she fell and died.
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    Characters:
    Yolanda
    The Reverend Mother Superior
    Sister Vitalis
    Sister Theresa
    Yolandas Father
    Setting:
    The office of Mother Superior in a local convent school
    Theme:
    How a person whos dealing with stress and depression affects other people in a negative
    way.

    Dialogues:
    Since the play is composed of Sisters and they are holy people, the dialogues are with
    respect and words are properly assembled to match with how people in the convent converse.
    Style and Technique of the playwright:
    Technique of the playwright used symbolism throughout the play

    Analysis:
    A young girl who is about to turn 16 is not comfortable anymore with the strict rules in
    her environment. Since the play is all about the repression in Catholic School, Yolanda was an
    example of being unhappy with her life in the convent. Knowing her mother who died and
    having a violent father, and staying in a place which isnt compatible anymore to her, gave her
    the tendency to oppose to the given set of rules in the convent. She is asking for freedom and
    wanting a life thats never been given to her. Yolanda seeks love, attention, affection which her
    father cannot provide. In that kind of age, the millennial really have the tendency to rebel if their
    home is not happy. Because it all starts at home - The happiness, the knowledge, the teachings,
    the love, care and communication, it must be taught and exchanged in homes.

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