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I.  The Play

1.  What is the play literally about?

2.  What is the play saying? The main theme?3.  What is the chief conflict?

4.  What is the inciting incident that causes the conflict?

5.  What is the climax? The highest pinnacle of the conflict journey? The point after hich things are irre!ocably changed?

".  What is the resolution?

#.  What can be gleaned from the title?$.  %onsider again hat the play is saying. &as that idea changed?

II.  The World of the Play

1.  What is the socio'economic setting and here does my character fall

ithin that structure?2.  What is my character(s line of or) and conse*uently his financial and

social position?

3.  What is my !ie on all that?

4.  What is the predominant orld'!ie?5.  What role does religion play?

".  What is this society(s idea of the ideal man and oman?#.  Where is the play set geographically and hy might that matter?

$.  What time of year is it and hy does that matter?

III.  Your Character

1.  What does the character literally do in this scene? +ist the actions.

2.  What do other characters say about your character?

3.  What does your character say about himself?

4.  What does the playright say about your character?

IV.  The Scene Itself 

1.  Why is this scene in the play?2.  What is the climax of the scene?3.  What must e learn about your character here?

V.  Fundamental Questions

1.  What do , ant?2.  -rom hom do , ant it? ery specific point of !ie. Who is this person

to me?

3.  Why do , ant that?

4.  &o am , going to go about hat , ant? +ist tactics.5.  What stands in my ay? /0bstacles

".  Where am ,? What is my 0 on this place?

#.  What is the moment before? What happens to bring me to this moment?$.  What happens if , fail?

.  What am , li!ing my life in response to?

1.  motional reparation6ersonali7ation. /8idan stuff not character

VI.  The Doorway to Character Adustment

1.  &o is the character li)e me?

2.  &o is the character different from me?

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3.  8re there things about the sentences or ords9 hich are lin)ed to the

status of the character?

4.  ,s he better or orse spo)en than you?5.  :oes he care about language more or less than you? &o might this affect

the !oice?

".  :oes the character spea) !erse9 a combination of !erse and prose or only prose?

#.  What ords does he alone use?

$.  &o is the speech rhythm different from yours?.  :oes he spea) mostly about himself or others?

1.  :ra your character(s body. What is the story of the ay he is shaped and

mo!es? What parts of the body does he lead ith?

11.  What strengths and ea)nesses exist?12.  What is he proud of6ashamed of 

VII.  !ine Pillars

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2.  T;06>&T&;'Their internal speed and pattern3.  8T;0=&>'@%athedral9A @Tragedy9A @arly morning by the la)eA

4.  %BT> 0- B>C'Where they lead from5.  8>TW0>D'0ne or To pieces of art that e!o)e their essence

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#.  8B,;8+'What animal inhabits your character?$.  +;BT'Fe specific about the type of fire9 ater etc

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