Character Report—Fleance (Gardner)


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?

Fleance is simply waiting for his father to come so that he may go to bed. He is rubbing his eyes and trying to stay awake. It is after midnight and he would be tired after the celebration for Macbeth’s victory. He wants to go to bed, though he will wait for his father. He wants Banquo and Macbeth to quit talking with each other so he may get some sleep.

2. What is your character’s motivation for doing what he or she does? 

Fleance is just very tired and does not understand the conversation Banquo and Macbeth are having.

3. What obstacles stand in his or her way?

Banquo and Macbeth conversing with each other which makes Fleance feel obligated to stay and take part of the conversation by the side of his father.

4. What happens when your character confronts these obstacles?

He just stands next to Banquo and listens to the conversation. He is not taking part in it though. He is basically have asleep already and not willing to add anything to this conversation.

5. Are there any distinctive elements in your character’s way of speaking? (Is his or her language elaborate, plain, musical, or what?)

Fleance is not very important to the scene. He just seems to be inting that he wishes to sleep.

6. What is your character thinking during the scene? (How does he or she react to the other characters and events?)

Fleance’s mind is on auto-pilot at this moment. He is thinking about how everyone should be getting to be just as Macbeth, Banquo, and he should be doing. He is not paying any real attention. He is only waiting for his father, Banquo to lead him to bed.

Character Report—Macbeth (James)

1. What does your character want in this scene?

Macbeth wants to kill Duncan while appearing inconspicuous by being friendly to Banquo and Fleance.

2. What is your character’s motivation for doing what he or she does? 

He must prove to himself that he is masculine enough to destroy his conscious because he is insecure about his virility. Lady Macbeth will not sleep with Macbeth until he proves to her that he is a man.

3. What obstacles stand in his or her way?

Banquo and Fleance

4. What happens when your character confronts these obstacles?

He masks his intentions by appearing friendly. However, Banquo sees through him.

5. Are there any distinctive elements in your character’s way of speaking? (Is his or her language elaborate, plain, musical, or what?)

Macbeth speaks harshly and slowly to hide the fear in his voice.

6. What is your character thinking during the scene? (How does he or she react to the other characters and events?)

Macbeth is struggling to suppress the thoughts in his mind that tell him to not murder Duncan. He puts on a confident and collected façade but is actually scared inside.

Character Report—Macbeth (Trevor)


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?

My character is forcing himself to want to kill the King Duncan. His wife especially is forcing him to kill the king so that he will be the King. During this time in the play, Macbeth has moral rights and therefore his concious is still clear

2. What is your character’s motivation for doing what he or she does? 

The character’s motivation comes from his wife Lady Macbeth, she really wants him to become King and she knows that if he murders the king he is next in line, and will be crowned Thane of Cawdor

3. What obstacles stand in his or her way?

Banquo and his son Fleance are trying to distract Macbeth, but Macbeth shoos them away with superior authority. Also Macbeth’s concious is holding Macbeth back, but in the end he overcomes it anyway

4. What happens when your character confronts these obstacles?

My character falls under the pressure and grabs the dagger and begins to go kill Duncan

5. Are there any distinctive elements in your character’s way of speaking? (Is his or her language elaborate, plain, musical, or what?)

I believe that during his conversation with Banquo shows Macbeth being very scared and nervous. During his soliloquy he is very scared because there is a dagger floating!

6. What is your character thinking during the scene? (How does he or she react to the other characters and events?)

My charatcher is thinking of the killing of Duncan, his vision of killing Duncan came alive when he sees the dagger floating.

Character Report—Banquo (Carter)


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?

My character wants to convince Macbeth to go to bed because he knows what Macbeth’s intentions are and he doesn’t want Macbeth to destroy his soul.

2. What is your character’s motivation for doing what he or she does?

His motivation is the fact that Banquo and Macbeth are friends and Banquo wants to save Macbeth’s soul.  He also does not want to be killed in Macbeth’s wrath.

3. What obstacles stand in his or her way?

Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s will are the obstacles because Macbeth is pressured by Lady Macbeth to kill Duncan and Macbeth also has a strong will.

4. What happens when your character confronts these obstacles?

Banquo never confronts Lady Macbeth, but when he confronts Macbeth he gets scared and backs down instead of sticking up for himself and Duncan as well.

5. Are there any distinctive elements in your character’s way of speaking? (Is his or her language elaborate, plain, musical, or what?)

Banquo is hinting at how he doesn’t want Macbeth to turn down the wrong road and become a murderer.

6. What is your character thinking during the scene? (How does he or she react to the other characters and events?)

Banquo is thinking about how he could possibly change Macbeth’s intentions.  He does not want Macbeth to be a murderer, and he is also a little bit worried for his son.  When Macbeth basically tells him to go to bed, he decides that it would be best to not make any enemies, thus he does what he is told.