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Character Analysis Work Sheet
Character Analysis for The Wind in the Willows
Keep in mind that these characters are fictional and you are CREATING this character. Remember to justify all your answers. If you are an alternate or crew person, choose the character whom you are understudying or the character you believe is most interesting.
YOUR NAME___________________________________
CHARACTER NAME________________________________
1. How old is your character and why? (Remember he/she is the age he/she was when he/she is in the play.)

2. Is your character married, single, have children? If so, their names and ages? If he or she is not married, why?


3. Describe your character's home. Be specific. I need to be able to see this home in my mind’s eye.


4. How does your character look physically and how is he mentally and emotionally? Include costume, hair, beard, age, vision, hearing, walk with a limp, etc. You may draw a picture or cut one out of a magazine. Is your character heavy, thin, etc.?










5. What personal characteristics make this person different from all the others in this play?


6. What is your character’s most treasured possession? Why?

7. How does your character feel about the other people in Wind in the Willows?
Rat
Mole
Badger
Toad
Mrs. Otter
Portly Otter
Jack Weasel
Jen Weasel
Tom Weasel
Tilly Weasel
Chauffeur
Policeman
Cook
Jailer
Penelope




8. How does he/she feel about life? (Remember, a great deal of this has to do with their environment.)


9. Answer the following about your character—these are abstract. List and give specific reasons. Feel free to add cut outs, swatches, or anything else that may help your answers
COLOR - what color does your character like best?
FOOD – What food does your character like best?
INANIMATE OBJECT – What object reminds you of your character?
What is your character’s favorite Mode of transportation?
10. What is your character's secret? (Having a secret always adds a sense of mystery to a character.)


11. What is the greatest fear, tangible or intangible which your character has whether you can touch it or cannot touch it)? Why.



12. What was your character’s happiest moment ? Why?



13. What was your character’s saddest moment? Why?




14. Tell me five things about your character’s family.
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15. What has happened to your character before the play starts?





16. What happens to your character the next year after the play ends?