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catherine c question
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- 1IntroCatherine is the orphaned daughter of Beatrice's sister Nancy, Beatrice and Eddie raise her as their own daughter. She is attractive and cheerful, however she is also naive,she has never known anything of life outside the Carbone household. She adores Eddie and wants his approval for everything.
- 2extract 1 (1)At the beginning of the play, Catherine is seeking Eddie’s approval of her new skirt. My character motivation would be to show how childish Catherine is and how she seeks Eddie’s approval. Audience: fin her charming, loving daughter p(1)’You like it, huh?’ I would use a childish tone,high pitch,a childish wide smile and intonate ‘like’ as Catherine wants Eddie’s approval as she adores him, she is quite childish as she has not experienced life outside the Carbone household. movement: I would move slightly fast,straighten the skirt,twirl around in the skirt and have close proxemics to Eddie as she is searching for his approval as she adores him.
- 3extract 1 (2)Later on in the scene, Rodolpho and Marco arrive. My character motivation is to show Catherine’s amazement at Rodolpho’s hair conveying her naivety. p(2) ’How come he’s so dark and you’re so light, Rodolpho? I would use wondrous tone,high pitch,slow pitch,intonate ‘dark’ and ‘light’ to reflect how naive and young Catherine is as this seems a question a child would ask. movement: i would point with my index finger to Marco and then Rodolpho,slightly fast movement,I would widen my eyes and raise my eyebrows to convey Catherine’s naive nature.
- 4extract 1 (3)In the next part of the scene, Catherine seeks Eddie’s approval of her feelings towards Rodolpho. My character motivation is to show how heartbroken Catherine is when he Eddie says he’s using her to get American citzenship, this scene is a turning point as it is the first time we see Catherine stand up to Eddie. p(3) ’He loves me!’ I would use a high pitch,fast pace,upset but strong tone,intonate ‘loves’,high volume as Catherine is sad about Eddie’s disapproval of Rodolpho however is also angry he is making such suggestions about Rodolpho. For movement: I would use my index finger to point towards myself, I would widen my mouth,widen my eyes, slightly lift my eyebrows to reflect how upset Catherine is as Eddie is being mean. On the line ‘(as though he had made his imprint) I don’t believe it!’ I would use a high pitch,fast pace, intonate ‘don’t’, touch my face with my hand as if I had just been slapped and have closed body language by keeping my arms close to my body and lowering my head to convey how hurt Catherine is.
- 5extract 2 (1)In this scene, Catherine dances with Rodolpho. My character motivation is to show how Catherine is conveying her love for Rodolpho and how she is willing to defy Eddie. The audience feel heart warmed watching Catherine and Rodolpho’s romance however they also like Catherine for standing up to Eddie by dancing with Rodolpho in contrast with her naive behaviour in the beginning. p(1) ‘(flushed with revolt) You wanna dance Rodolpho?’ slightly loud volume,high pitch,fast pace and defying tone with tense undertones to convey how Catherine anger towards Eddie has grown and she is willing to defy him. Movement: fixate eyes on Eddie for split second then on Rodolpho:tension,smile,stretch out hand,straight posture.
- 6extract 2 (2)Later in the scene, there is a significant turning point as Catherine has gone from adoring Eddie to fearing him as she tells Rodolpho she's scared to stay with Eddie. My character motivation is to show how much Catherine now fears Eddie. On the line ‘(quietly) I’m afraid of Eddie here’ I would have a nervous tone with a slight stutter, low volume, fast pace, intonate ‘afraid’ and ‘Eddie’ to convey Catherine’s anxiety as she does not know how Eddie will react if she marries Rodolpho, she fears him. For movement, I would have closed body language by folding my arms and slouching my posture, lower my eyebrows and have close proxemics to Rodolpho as she loves him deeply and is expressing her fear of Eddie.
- 7extract 2 (3)In Act Two, there is a significant turning point as Eddie kisses both Rodolpho and Catherine which greatly angers Catherine. In this scene, Catherine wants to convince Eddie to let her be with Rodolpho and that she's not a child anymore, however once he kisses them both. Character motivation: show outraged she is. Audience: feels terrible for her,frightened for her, loss of innocence pathos, p(3) ’Eddie! Let go ya hear me! I’ll kill you!’ I would use a hysterical tone,intonate ‘kill’,quite high pitch and extremely loud volume to convey Catherine’s outrage as she can’t believe Eddie would hurt her like this by kissing him. For movement, I would be pulling Eddie away from Rodolpho, fast movement and close proxemics as she is furious that Eddie would betray her like this. At this point of the play, tensions are extremely high as Catherine develops from adoring Eddie and seeking his approval to fearing him and being consumed with anger when he betrays her.
- 8extract 3 (1)Later in this scene, the tension reaches a climax point as Catherine fully despises Eddie after he alerts the authorities that Rodolpho and Marco are illegal immigrants. Audience: pathos, feel she is justified Character motivation: she is trying to convince Beatrice to realise how nasty Eddie is as Beatrice is trying to defend his actions. On the line ‘He bites people when they sleep!… in the garbage he belongs!’ I would have a hysterical tone and be breathless, fast pace, intonate ‘bites’ ‘garbage’ extremely high volume and a high pitch as she is consumed with anger, she despises Eddie. On the line ‘Eddie go away please’ I would have an angry tone,loud volume,high pitch and intonate ‘go away’ as she hates Eddie and is enraged at his actions. For movement, I would have open body language such as keeping my arms by my sides with clenched fists and far away proxemics to reflect Catherine’s hatred for Eddie and their disconnect in comparison to the beginning where they had close proxemics and she adored him .
- 9extract 3 (2)What: trying to prevent Eddie from fighting Marco as she knows he will get hurt. Character motivation: show underneath it all Catherine still cares for Eddie doesn’t want him to get hurt ’Eddie! Eddie, don’t! Eddie’ p(3) hysterical tone,screaming,fast pace, breathless. Movement: grab Eddies arm close proxemics to Eddie, crying,
- 10extract 3 (3)At this point, the audience feels immense pathos towards Catherine who is hysterically upset as she apologises when Eddie was at fault, they see how much she cares for him despite how much he’s hurt her. In the final part of the scene, Eddie is dying. My character motivation is to show Catherine feels guilty, On the line ‘Eddie I never meant to do nothing bad to you’ I would use a heartfelt tone with undertones of sadness and be breathless, intonate ‘nothing’ ‘never’, high pitch, fast pace and slightly stutter as Catherine is completely in shock as Eddie is dying before her and she feels responsible and apologises if she's hurt him. movement:, I would have closed body language by keeping my arms closed,slouched posture, I would be crying hysterically, close proxemics to Eddie to convey how she still cares for him and it hurts her to see him die.
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