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Character Profile for the Mother-in-Law Essay

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Character Profile for the Mother-in-Law

I will be discussing the Mother-In-Law in this extract in the first person. I am a lady of about 60 years of age, and I am a low-class peasant, shown by the behaviour of my son, and how I address him. I will use a country accent, as I live on the other side of the mountain to Grusha and the play's other characters. I will adopt a slightly hunch-backed posture to emphasise my age. I will also adopt a slightly creaky, whining tone of voice.

We first see the Mother in Law attempted to hurry along her son's wedding because she is concerned that she won't get paid if he dies before the wedding is completed. To emphasise my sense of urgency, I would move my …show more content…

Once Lavrenti has promised to add 200 piastres to the money I will be receiving, I will instantly cheer up, by taking my hands off my eyes and adopting my normal, less squeaked, tone of voice. I will then adopt a matter-of-fact manner, glaring at Yussup to complain that the money is still not enough. I will then turn towards Grusha, placing stress on the word 'hope' by saying it slightly louder than the other words to emphasise how much I want her to help me with the funeral expenses. When I come to the part of my speech about people finding out that Yussup's end is near, I will speak more quickly, coming to a loud climax on the word 'necks'. I will then threaten Lavrenti, that is to say that when I say 'he mustn't see the child', I will wave my index finger in his direction, glaring at him, and with menace in my voice on the word 'mustn't', because, essentially, I am telling him that I will be very angry if the monk sees the child and need to avoid this at all costs.

When I say 'He's just as good', in reference to the monk, I will hesitate slightly, stammering on this phrase, as I don't really mean it and know that I have hired a cheap monk to maximise the amount of money I gain. I will also look downwards in order not to meet Lavrenti's eyes. I will then rush off, still avoiding his gaze, so I don't have

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