Play Analysis: Character Polar Attitudes

Video Transcript

"Now, we're ready for capital letter D. Polar attitudes. And, this is the last section that you're going to do for every character every character section. Polar attitudes is where we're taking a look at, where does the character start the play? Where does the character end the play? What was his or her attitude at the beginning of the play versus his or her attitude at the end of the play? Many characters will make a change. So, their polar attitudes are different. They started the play sad. They end the play happy. They started the play crazy. They ended the play normal. Other characters do not change. And, that's simply what you have to state. You're simply going to state what the changes are and why or why they didn't change. You're looking at four to eight sentences in this paragraph, depending on the character. Depending on where they start and where they end."