Contemporary Character Posts 10, 11

The active verb I choose for Sally in this scene is to "confide". She is singing to the audience about her wild life that her mother would be shocked to hear of. She is making them feel special as if she is disclosing a secret to only them, and making them feel they have earned her trust. 

confide

kənˈfʌɪd/

verb

1. tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others.

   "he confided his fears to his mother"

   synonyms:

   reveal, disclose, divulge, leak, lay bare, make known, betray, impart, pass on, proclaim, announce, report, declare, intimate, uncover, unmask,expose, bring out into the open, unfold, vouchsafe, tell; More

   • trust (someone) enough to tell them of a secret or private matter.

     "he confided in friends that he and his wife planned to separate"

     synonyms:

     open one's heart to, unburden oneself to, unbosom oneself to, confess to, tell all to, tell one's all to, commune with "I really need him to confide in"

   • dated

     entrust something to (someone) in order for them to look after it.

     "the property of others confided to their care was unjustifiably risked"

   
   

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disclose

dɪsˈkləʊz/

verb

1. make (secret or new information) known.

   "they disclosed her name to the press"

   synonyms:

   reveal, make known, divulge, tell, impart, communicate, pass on,vouchsafe, unfold; More

   • allow (something hidden) to be seen.

     "he cleared away the grass and disclosed a narrow opening descending into the darkness"

     synonyms: excite ɪkˈsʌɪt,ɛk-/ verb 1. cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager. "flying still excites me" synonyms: thrill, exhilarate, animate, enliven, rouse, stir, move, stimulate,galvanize, electrify, fire the imagination of, fire the enthusiasm of;More 2. give rise to (a feeling or reaction). "the ability to excite interest in others" synonyms: provoke, stir up, elicit, rouse, arouse, stimulate, kindle, trigger (off),touch off, spark off, awaken, incite, instigate, foment, bring out, cause,bring about;  literaryenkindle "his clothes excited envy and admiration"

     uncover, expose to view, allow to be seen, reveal, show, exhibit, lay bare, bring to light;  rareunclose "exploratory surgery disclosed an aneurysm"