Character Analysis Worksheet
1. When does my character live? Past, present or future?
2. Where does my character live? In the country, the city, the suburbs…?
3. What is the socioeconomic background of my character?
4. Does my character work?
5. What is a typical day for my character like?
6. Who lives with my character and what are their relationships?
7. Who else heavily influences my character?
8. What is my character’s biggest life goal?
9. What is my character’s biggest goal within the play?
[Link] is the primary emotion my character has throughout this piece?
[Link] other emotions are affecting my character underneath that emotion?
[Link] my character have mental or emotional difficulties, or illnesses?
[Link] kind of self-esteem does my character have?
[Link] does my character relate to the outside world?
[Link] emotion should the audience feel toward my character? Sympathy,
hate, friendly?
[Link] the beginning of the play, what do we discover about my character?
17. How does my character grow and change throughout the play?
[Link] important is my character to the action of the play as a whole?
[Link] is the most important element to my character: family, love, or
career?
[Link] old is my character? What major historical events have they lived
through?
[Link] my character have children? How does (s)he feel about them?
[Link] my character manipulating or being manipulated by anyone?
[Link] my character have a hidden agenda or a deep secret?
[Link] strong are my character’s emotions in this piece? Pure hatred? Mildly
amused?
[Link] is my character’s greatest fear?
[Link] is my character’s greatest accomplishment?
[Link] is my character’s motivation? Does it coincide with or conflict with
other character’s motivations?
[Link] my character have their wants achieved at the end of the play?
[Link] person or fictional character does my character most remind me of?
[Link] I met my character, how would I react to them?
