Blog #12: Scene Reflection

The scene I decided to choose, was what I believed to be the pivotal moment in my script. It was the third and final time that Queen Penthesilea rejected Ares affections toward her. This sends him into a spiraling rage, because his over-inflated ego has been damaged. This is the turing point in the script because it is at this moment that Ares decides he is going to whip the Amazons off the face of the Earth.

Scene Strengths: I think one of the biggest strengths in my scene are the characters themselves. All of my characters have very distinct personalities that set them apart from the others. Each character has an important role and none are overshadowed. Penthesilea and Ares contrast perfectly. Penthesilea is strong, confident, and completely selfless. The only thing she cares about is the well-being of her tribe, she is willing to sacrifice everything for them. She is a good leader because her tribe respects her. Ares, on the other hand is selfish. He uses his army to pursue his own personal interests, and he only looks out for himself. He has a mean temper and his army follows him out of fear. Another strength of my script is that it is easy to understand/ paint a mental picture of what is going on in the scene.

Scene Weaknesses: I think a weakness of the scene is describing what is going on in the background/ describing what else is going on other than the characters. In my script I focused on the dynamic between the characters, not really on the setting. In my scene I just gave a basic description of the where the characters were, but other than that I left it up to the readers imagination. However, my group members stated that they wished I had added more detail to the setting. Another weakness is that I kind of rushed the end of each scene. Sometimes if I run out of ideas, I will speed up and try to just finish the  scene.

 Improvements: If I could re-write the scene I would make it slightly longer. I would start off by describing the setting that the argument between the Queen and Ares took place. The argument took place in Penthesilea's tent, and in the old scene that was all I mentioned. If I could redo the scene I would describe the humbleness of the tent. Despite the fact that Penthesilea is a good she lives humbly, like the rest of the tribe. The tent has the bare minimum in it. The tent possess a bed, which has a wood frame filled with a straw mattress and duck-feather pillow. There is a small wooden table by the bed, on top of the table is a hand-carved figure of the Goddess Athena (the goddess Penthesilea worships). There is also a corner for Penthsilea's armor, it's hung over a wooden stake, and it glistens in the candle light. There is also a bear skin rug on the ground.