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No matter how big or small the part, every actor
needs to know the answers to the following questions:
1. What
does your character want in this scene?
The murderer
wants to kill Lady Macduff and her child. The purpose behind this is to
show the cruelness of Macbeth.
2. What is your character’s
motivation for doing what he or she does?
To
fulfill the contract that he has with Macbeth.
3. What obstacles stand in his
or her way?
Lady
Macbeth and her son cannot escape, or the wrath of King Macbeth will be
brought down upon the murderer.
4. What happens when your character confronts these obstacles?
He successfully
kills them, though it wasn’t as efficient as he would like.
5. Are there any distinctive elements in your character’s way of speaking?
(Is his or her language elaborate, plain, musical, or what?)
The
language used by the murderer is very plain and not elaborate compared to that
of the more noble characters in the play.
6. What is your character thinking during the scene? (How does he or she
react to the other characters and events?)
He is
thinking of all the evil that he is about to commit towards an innocent
family which is unprotected by a father or guard.
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