Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Continuation of Bellow Analysis

Bellow from Act 1 acts almost exactly like the Bellow of Act 3. He'd probably look almost the same, considering not much time has gone past since they were last in the play. They have their whole cast, but are still missing most everything of the play. One detail we get from Bellow is that he's a well-respected character in the troop. When talking to Peter Quince, he referred to Bellow as "bully," which in their time (and to my surprise still does) meant worthy or admirable. He seems like a master of play directing compared to everyone else, offering script and scene recommendations to his troop. He still sticks out to me as comic eccentric character as he does very random things when he's not acting. In this Act, like Act 1 he sang another of his self-composed songs. His appearance does change about halfway through the act as Robin changed his face. He thought his entire troop was making fun of him, but he now has the head of the donkey. He never finds this out, but when and if he does I think he'll be distraught. He'll probably even sing a song when he finds out for dramatic effect.
Another part of his character revealed in the Act is how gracious, or at least courteous Bellow is. When meeting the Fairy Queens attendants, he asks for introductions and praises them. This surprised me as he takes on a totally different character when not around his fellow actors. I think Bellow's the kind of person who is rowdy with his friends and polite to people he doesn't know.

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