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Character Analysis Term Review Sheet
Objective
* The Objective asks the question: “what does the character want in the specific
scene?”
* The Super-Objective is the character’s objective for the entire play.
* For a monologue, the objective is placed at the very bottom. For a scene, the
objective is placed at the end of the scene.
* The Objective should be no longer than a sentence. The specificity keeps the
objective from becoming muddled.
* The Objective should be phrased “I want . . . (objective.)”
Obstacle
For every objective, you must have an obstacle. This creates conflict. This makes
the character interesting. This makes the character real.
For a monologue, the obstacle is placed at the very bottom, underneath the objective.
For a scene, the obstacle is placed at the end of the scene, underneath the objective.
The Obstacle should be no longer than a sentence. The specificity keeps the obstacle
from becoming muddled.
The Obstacle should be worded: “My Obstacle is . . .”
Tactics
Tactics are the different strategies used to overcome the obstacles and to obtain the
objective
A Tactic is an active and “playable” verb following the word “To.”
Playable Tactics deal with conscious, externalized, emotional, actions.
Tactics are noted underneath your objective and your obstacle with the phrase “To. . .
.”
You must divide your script into different beats. Each beat represents a different
tactic. Each time the tactic changes there is another beat.
Tactics are notated in your script with a vertical slash (\) with the number of the tactic
3
above it (
\) - these represent the beat changes.
The Tactic should be worded: “To . . .”
Examples of active and “playable” tactics are:
Examples of passive and “non-playable” tactics
To be. [The worst]*
To amuse
To manipulate
To be . . . [The worst II]*
To seduce
To beg
To try [The 2nd worst]*
To attack
To bargain
To be pretty
To be happy
To entertain
To impress
To sit
To run
To demand
To chastise
To love
To tell off
To ridicule
To threaten
To hate
To exist
To dictate
To vilify
To laugh
To shut up
To confuse
To berate
To smile
To stink
To relax
To charm
{To be happy is bad! To celebrate is good!}
To persist
To coax
*= The ultimate non-tactics.
To provoke
To stall
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