Preparing for Character Analysis Assessment (Criterion A)
To prepare for your Criterion A assessment ( a detailed character analysis) I would like you to write notes in your Process Journal on the answers to the following questions:
1. Re-read your script in detail. In your Process journal notes down the given circumstances.
Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
2. Scanning the text - status.
Scan the text and highlight any words that directly relate to how you should perform the status relationship between the two characters. (Dialogue or stage directions)
3. What does the other character in your scene say about your character. (Find two examples within the dialogue that refer to your character.) What does this reveal about your character's personality?
4. a) Identify two dominant character traits that your character exhibits during your scene. (Please see table below for a list of character traits.)
b) Provide two examples from the text that support your decision. (Dialogue or stage directions) Explain the connection between the examples from the text you chose and the character trait.
Example:
Gwendoeln is a very snobby character. In a scene from An Importance of Being Earnest she refuses to add sugar to her tea by saying, 'No thank you. Sugar is not fashionable anymore.' She will refuse something because it's not fashionable, which shows how important being trendy and stylish is for her.
Her snobby nature and her sense of superiority towards Cecily does not help their relationship. Instead, it harms it. “Cake is rarely seen at the best houses nowadays”, Gwendolen says very bluntly when Cecily gives her the choice between bread and butter or cake. Because Gwendolen thinks social class and style is important, she purposely chooses to insult not only Cecily but also her family and her house. By doing this, Gwendolen is showing that she is above Cecily and as social class and status means a lot to her,
1. Re-read your script in detail. In your Process journal notes down the given circumstances.
Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
2. Scanning the text - status.
Scan the text and highlight any words that directly relate to how you should perform the status relationship between the two characters. (Dialogue or stage directions)
3. What does the other character in your scene say about your character. (Find two examples within the dialogue that refer to your character.) What does this reveal about your character's personality?
4. a) Identify two dominant character traits that your character exhibits during your scene. (Please see table below for a list of character traits.)
b) Provide two examples from the text that support your decision. (Dialogue or stage directions) Explain the connection between the examples from the text you chose and the character trait.
Example:
Gwendoeln is a very snobby character. In a scene from An Importance of Being Earnest she refuses to add sugar to her tea by saying, 'No thank you. Sugar is not fashionable anymore.' She will refuse something because it's not fashionable, which shows how important being trendy and stylish is for her.
Her snobby nature and her sense of superiority towards Cecily does not help their relationship. Instead, it harms it. “Cake is rarely seen at the best houses nowadays”, Gwendolen says very bluntly when Cecily gives her the choice between bread and butter or cake. Because Gwendolen thinks social class and style is important, she purposely chooses to insult not only Cecily but also her family and her house. By doing this, Gwendolen is showing that she is above Cecily and as social class and status means a lot to her,