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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?
In
the scene, the messenger wants to warn Lady Macduff of the danger coming
for her and her kids.
2.
What is your character’s motivation for doing what he or she does?
His
job as a messenger is to deliver news. Compelled by his job, the messenger
must tell Lady Macduff of the coming danger.
3.
What obstacles stand in his or her way?
He
must deliver the message to Lady Macduff in a timely fashion, while also
making sure to keep safe from danger.
4.
What happens when your character confronts these obstacles?
The
messenger is able to relay his news to Lady Macduff, but is killed when the
murderers enter.
5.
Are there any distinctive elements in your character’s way of speaking? (Is
his or her language elaborate, plain, musical, or what?)
The
messenger is very elaborate, poetic, and somewhat musical in relaying his
message to Lady
Macduff.
6.
What is your character thinking during the scene? (How does he or she react
to the other
characters
and events?)
The messenger is wary of the danger he is speaking
of, and he clearly wants to stay in the castle for the least amount of time
possible.
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