In contrast to reading the scene, seeing the staged version
of the scene would improve its aesthetic impact by allowing
the audience to
o see a single narrator, thereby adding to the drama.
O watch the actors' reactions, thereby adding to the
humor.
o witness different characters, thereby adding more
tension.
view it being told in the past tense, thereby adding
excitement.

the opening scene of "sweat" exposes the great emotional charge of the story. it shows the violence and abuse that dyes the marriage between delia jones and skyes.

skyes decides to terrorize his wife by pulling a bull whip (which resembles a snake), knowing that she is terrified of those animals. skyes laughs cruelly at her and kicks the laundry with which delia has been working hard, telling her to get rid of it. skyes also comments on her religious manners, telling his wife how ridiculous they are. delia reacts by threatening skyes with her frying pan, generating even more conflict