Slows her pace and lowers her volume when speaking about her concerns about her friends. Ben Gunn first She jumps back in shock; eyes wide, Helps to increase the audience’s appears mouth slightly open. surprise Ben Gunn first Pulls her head back in surprise. Successfully that she is wary but mentions Frowns and backs away quickly from not terrified cheese Ben. Continues to back away while Shows she is confused by the cheese Ben continues to talk about cheese. reference Ben Gunn Eyes wide and eyebrows raised to Her excitement helps the audience to discovers that show surprise that Ben knows of recognise the significance of the link Silver is on the Silver. between them boat Raises pitch and volume of voice Shows she is kind and a good reader of when she works out that he is the people last cabin boy. Moves quickly over to him asking questions in a demanding voice. Realising that Ben is too sacred to answer, she slows down her pace and softens her voice. She pauses frequently to show that she is thinking of a way of getting him to talk cheese! – Ben Gunn Point in Play Analysis of Performance Skills Evaluation and Point Ben Gunn first on all fours Successfully establishes that he has appears Adopts two voices for two Bens. had no human contact for a long time. Looks back and forth as each one Suggests that he has almost become speaks. One voice asks questions part of the island. – this voice is high in pitch and has a His fear and is effectively conveyed nervous tone. The other has a lower and helps us to feel sympathy for him pitch and speaks more slowly and but at the same time creates a great confidently. deal of comedy. He pinches her arm and looks “nips” surprised when she reacts badly. Ben raises the Voice has polite and calm tone this Adds comedy – subject of is a topic he feels comfortable Makes him seem childish cheese speaking about. He follows Jim around on his hands and knees. He opens his eyes widely and looks up at her almost like a child asking Creates sympathy from audience – for something Audience constantly reminded of how He is persistent and keeps crawling wild he has become after her.
Slows her pace and lowers her volume when speaking about her concerns about her friends. Ben Gunn first appears She jumps back in shock; eyes wide, mouth slightly open. Helps to increase the audience’s surprise Ben Gunn first mentions cheese Pulls her head back in surprise. Frowns and backs away quickly from Ben. Continues to back away while Ben continues to talk about cheese. Successfully that she is wary but not terrified Shows she is confused by the cheese reference Ben Gunn discovers that Silver is on the boat Eyes wide and eyebrows raised to show surprise that Ben knows of Silver. Raises pitch and volume of voice when she works out that he is the last cabin boy. Moves quickly over to him asking questions in a demanding voice. Realising that Ben is too sacred to answer, she slows down her pace and softens her voice. She pauses frequently to show that she is thinking of a way of getting him to talk – cheese! Her excitement helps the audience to recognise the significance of the link between them Shows she is kind and a good reader of people Ben Gunn Point in Play and Point Analysis of Performance Skills Evaluation Ben Gunn first appears on all fours Adopts two voices for two Bens. Looks back and forth as each one speaks. One voice asks questions – this voice is high in pitch and has a nervous tone. The other has a lower pitch and speaks more slowly and confidently. He pinches her arm “nips” and looks surprised when she reacts badly. Successfully establishes that he has had no human contact for a long time. Suggests that he has almost become part of the island. His fear and is effectively conveyed and helps us to feel sympathy for him but at the same time creates a great deal of comedy. Ben raises the subject of cheese Voice has polite and calm tone – this is a topic he feels comfortable speaking about. He follows Jim around on his hands and knees. He opens his eyes widely and looks up at her – almost like a child asking for something He is persistent and keeps crawling after her. Adds comedy Makes him seem childish Creates sympathy from audience Audience constantly reminded of how wild he has become