Character Analysis - Nick Bottom from A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Criteria for why an actor or actress is good or not needs to be established. State those criteria explicitly. Then, using specific examples from the play, discuss things the actor or actress does that makes his or her portrayal good/bad. This is a critical argument – using concrete and specific evidence from the production is important. Some questions to consider may be: Why do you think this character was played well or badly? What are your standards for evaluation? Are they clear? Are they defensible standards? Are they realistic standards?

My section is Act 1, Scene 2. This is just an evaluation of the performance compared to the written version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

300-450 words.

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Running head: PUCK

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Puck
Name
Institution

PUCK

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Puck
Acting is more of art that one is born with and comes to perfect with time as opposed to

being trained. For the case of plays, it is important to create a strong connection between the
script and the action. Although the writer of a script can have good ideas to put across, the actors
greatly determine the outcome especially based on their talents and mastery as well as an
understanding of the script. Being able to bring out the comic scenes as intended is one of the
skills that easily differentiates a good actor from a bad one. In addition to this, a good actor
spices up the presentation through the creative use of styles like mischief and creativity to make
the audience more attentive. Although the scriptwriters do not express any form of emotion in
their work, it is the role of a good actor to transform the work into humorous, mischievous as
well as creative. In the play, a Midsummer Night’s Dream, Puck is presented as the protagonist
and very instrumental in the building of other characters and the themes as intended by
Shakespeare. The main reasons why the individual acting as Puck in the play is a good actor is
his natural ability to bring out the humorous scenes and the ability to separate his personality
from his role in the play through managing to bring out the mischievous character in a realistic.
The character playing the role of Nick is perfect for bringing out the funny parts. For
instance, in the scene when Puck transforms the Bottom’s head into that of the donkey, he talks
of the mistress with a monster in love (YouTube, 2014). Reading the script without watching the
performance brings out no humor. However, the character’s fac...


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