It is important to understand the Status of a character in a play. This simple exercise allowed us to physically the placement of our character within the hierarchy of the world of the play. As pictured Don Pedro is the highest status character in the regiment of soldiers. He is higher than his illegitimate brother, his right hand man Benedick and really high above Claudio. This allows me to see how I am allowed to treat other characters.
I am allowed to be offish and dismissive of my brother, I am allowed to get a little rough with Benedick and I am allowed to be a father figure towards Claudio. This means any interaction I have with most characters in the play will show me having the power. This also means whenever I enter the room I take the power and I am allowed to walk around like I own the place.
The only character I'd say is above me is Leonato, as he is the owner of the house and I am trying to keep the good relations between. This also means there might be a power struggle at some points as Don Pedro enjoys taking charge of situations.
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