Character Analysis: Developing Believable and Consistent Characters in Performance, Summaries of English Literature

Download Character Analysis: Developing Believable and Consistent Characters in Performance and more Summaries English Literature in PDF only on Docsity! Write a Character Analysis Standards: 3. Create and develop appropriate characters in a variety of performance situations Task: When preparing for a role, actors definitely do their homework. Whether the role is historical or fictional, actors must delve into the script and discover the heart, mind, and soul of a character. They do this in primarily 3 ways: 1. Textually – extracting all possible information from the text. What does the playwright directly say about the character? What do other characters say about a character? What does the character say about themselves? 2. Inferentially – using all textual clues to infer information about a character. What does the playwright imply about a character? What do a character’s actions imply about that character? How do other characters react to a character? What does that imply? 3. Interpretively – adding necessary information that is not textually based, but remains consistent with collected character knowledge. What else does an actor need to know in order to “flesh out” the character? What was the family of the character like? What happened in the past to make him/her act this way? What baggage does the character bring to the scene? What educational background? These questions could go on forever; however, it is important to discern which questions are appropriate and important to ask in any given situation. Write a character analysis of your character. It should cover all 3 aspects of analysis and conform to the course writing standards. Length should be approximately 2-3 pages.