As a Director, how would you direct the actors in Act 1 Scenes 1 & 2 (So2M) to reveal the essential characteristics of their character, key relationships at the start of the play and any sub-textual issues. Make reference to the audience and to your aims as director?

[what do you need the audience to understand]

You don’t have to reference all the characters but you should have…

PREPARATION: before you write out a full essay answer, it is useful to consider the following. Your answers should be short paragraphs.

• Where would you place the characters at the start of the play and why?
• When you your change this placement (BLOCKING) and why? [Needs quotes/lines for your Justification]
• How would you direct PANTALOON to reveal an essential TRAIT of his character?
• How would you use STATUS as a way to create comedy? [Think the INVERSION of status – arrival of Truffaldino]

Areas on the stage (where is the most PRIVATE part of the stage?)

YOU SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT YOUR ANSWER COVER

PARAGRAPH 1 – The lovers

PARAGRAPH 2 – Pantaloon / Dr Lombardi

USEFUL SENTENCE STARTERS

Eg: “My intention as a director at this point in the play would be to show/reveal/ focus on…”

“It is important for the audience to understand X at this point in the play so, as a director, I would ……”