Planning: Character Representation (Miss. B)

Character Representation

Fatima | Ivy (named after poison Ivy, conventional as the is the antagonist),  wife/dead woman

character role: antagonist

age: 22/3

gender stereotype: alive = slim, British, good / dead = pale, slim, intimidating

costume: alive = formally casual / dead = ragged dirty white dress, barefoot

hair & makeup: alive = neat straight hair, plain natural makeup / dead = ragged messy hair, powdered face, contoured facial structure with blood contacts 

body language & facial expression: casual body language in flashback, then shocked e.g. shaking; facial expression traumatised  / intimidating and elegant body language when dead; no expression on face to indicate being dead

represented as: initially a victim, transitioning into a dead antagonist

role within the narrative: sees the affair, gets murdered by the offender, comes back for the woman, as a ghost

Lara | Lara, girlfriend/offender/criminal/pregnant insane woman

character role: anti-hero

age: 22/3

gender stereotype: slim, British, dark hair, split personality

costume: light neutral colours e.g. grey top

hair & makeup: frizzy hair and smudged makeup at the institution / straightened hair and light makeup in the flashbacks

body language & facial expression: casual happy body language and facial expressions in 1st flashback / overwhelming happiness in 2nd flashback / nervous body language and attempted expressionless face in 3rd flashback / crazy unpredictable behaviour in the mental ward

represented as: firstly good but an offender of the wife, then a criminal, then a mad woman

role within the narrative: demented woman in a mental institution being observed by a professor. her story is revealed in the flashbacks showing her as a home wrecker and a murderer

Mohidin | Professor, observer of Lara

character role: protagonist
age: 30-40
gender stereotype: British, 'smart', mature
costume: white shirt, striped tie, grey/black trousers, glasses
hair & makeup: neat hair, no makeup
body language & facial expression: straight posture, elbows on desk, calm yet intrigued facial expression
represented as: the intended decoder of Lara's behaviour, with good intentions, though he seems useless after the audience gain understanding and he still struggles
role within the narrative: he observes Lara to try determine why she is mentally unstable. His perspective is different from hers.




Max | Max (husband)


character role:
age: 22/3
gender stereotype: British, tall, intelligent, mature
costume: smart clothing e.g. white shirt and black tie
hair & makeup: neat, no product, no makeup
body language & facial expression: casual body language, happy facial expressions, clear ignorance of the presence of his wife
represented as: secret lover of the anti-hero and subject of her reasoning's for murder
role within the narrative: has a secret affair with the anti-hero