CHARACTER LEARNING RESOURCES INSIGHT • CHARACTER CHARACTERISTICS
How would you describe the characters in the play? Pick a character and click on what the actor has to say about them in the 1-minute interview. What word do the actors use to describe the character and where in the play is there evidence of this? Use the example below to start you off and build a characteristic profile of the characters.
CHARACTER
GWENDOLEN
WORDS USED TO DESCRIBE THE CHARACTER
Judgemental, bright, educated, strong...
CHARACTERISTIC
EXAMPLE: Judgemental
EVIDENCE IN THE TEXT
“I am glad to say that I have never seen a spade. It is obvious that our social spheres have been widely different.”
INSIGHT • ACT ONE SCRIPT PEEK Take a look at this scene from the play. What do you notice about the notes made by the actor?
Here is a quick guide to who is related to who in the play. Thomas Cardew
Mother
Father
Lord Bracknell
Lady Bracknell
Mrs Moncrieff
General Ernest John Moncrieff
Gwendolen Fairfax
Gerald Fairfax
Ernest John Moncrieff
Algernon Moncrieff
Mrs Cardew
Daughter
Husband
Cecily Cardew Adopted by and guardian of
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