Analyzing Character Motivations

Explore the motives and actions of characters in a play, and analyze how these motivations contribute to the plot and themes of the play.

Analyzing Character Motivations in Drama

When analyzing character motivations, it is important to focus on the reasons why a character behaves a certain way.;

A character's motivation can be based on their needs, wants, fears, desires, or a combination of these factors.;

Understanding a character's motivation helps the reader to better understand the character's actions and reactions to the events in the story.;
How can analyzing character motivation help us understand the story better? Character actions, Setting description, Dialogue length.

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