Character Research

The characters in my scene are:

Hamlet  

Quite early on in the play hamlet vows to get revenge on his father, so that is his super objective. Hamlet is quite slow to do that though because he isn't an idiot and the modern version refers partly on hamlet being unsure whether the ghost is a demon or not, so hamlet does his own investigating first. 
At the moment hamlet is in a very deep situation knowing what he knows and that can be quite stressful and depressing. Hamlet doesn't have control of his emotions as they change quite quickly in the scene. I start of the scene quite calm and controlled and all of a sudden he snaps.

I will be playing Hamlet as bitter and innocent teenagers. I'm going to play Hamlet at around 16 years old. Hamlet is a very intelligent young man and i need to make sure i portray that when acting. The hatred for this mother will still be shown but i'm going to try and show it in a more controlled and mature way, until his emotions completely take over and he goes slightly crazy. Hamlet is described as enigmatic. He is misunderstood.

In the scene, the basis of the conversation is a comparison of my dad(hamlet) and my uncle (Claudius). I try to get my mother to see her wrongs, but i don't do it in a nice way. I'm very forceful when telling her and there is a lot of aggression, which is completely understandable.I show this by forcing my mum to look at a picture of both men and i compare them, making my father look like gods gift and Claudius look pathetic and weak. My movements are controlled and upright. i have the authority in this scene and my posture needs to show that. I think this reflects my character as i think hamlet is putting on a hard front just until my mother understands what she has done, because i do get nicer towards the end of the scene. The main vocal technique I had to focus on is clarity and diction, because my words are so powerful and precise that need to all be heard clearly.

Gertrude -  The Queen of Denmark, Hamlet’s mother, recently married to Claudius. Gertrude loves Hamlet deeply, but she is a shallow, weak woman who seeks affection and status more urgently than moral rectitude or truth.

Although I'm not playing the queen i think she is a very powerful women, I'm not sure how tracy is going to play her. i see her as a very headstrong women, who knows shes in the wrong but will not show it. i think she needs to feel loved which is why she felt the need to get with the kings brother right after her husband died.

Polonius -  The Lord Chamberlain of Claudius’s court, a pompous, conniving old man. Polonius is the father of Laertes and Ophelia.

I don't know much about this character at all, but he has a small role in my scene. not enough about him is revealed in my scene to be able to describe him.

The Ghost -  The specter of Hamlet’s recently deceased father. The ghost, who claims to have been murdered by Claudius, calls upon Hamlet to avenge him. However, it is not entirely certain whether the ghost is what it appears to be, or whether it is something else. Hamlet speculates that the ghost might be a devil sent to deceive him and tempt him into murder, and the question of what the ghost is or where it comes from is never definitively resolved. 

The ghost has a small role in the scene but makes a significant impact on the scene. I think of him as a puppet master and Hamlet is the puppet. The ghost comes on stage and Hamlet gets completely emotional simply because the ghost looked at him.