In rehearsals we worked on developing the scene with Compeyson and Magwitch's fight. I spend most of this scene on the back of Joe (Ben) which I think really portrays the relationship between Joe and Pip. It also colours Pip's personality as impulsive and how he looks up to Joe as although Pip was first enthusiastic at going on the 'hunt' to find Magwith and Compeyson, he's then hesitant.

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We worked on developing the Christmas dinner scene in 6/2/14's lesson, this scene really highlights Pip's relationships with other characters, especially how other character's view him. I think Ben and Claudia worked really well during this rehearsal with portraying their two characters and the dynamics of their relationship. When we've rehearsed the scene well and got the timing down to scratch I think this scene is going to be one of best best as the timing of the lines works really well and adds to the humour of the piece.

One of the ways I'm going to develop Pip's character is focusing on and developing Pip's traits. This is aided by the given circumstances, he's a young child who grew up without his parents and barely any parental influence. He's easily excitable, for example when he's so eager to join Joe on the hunt - his eagerness is shown through the fact he runs and jumps straight onto Joe's back. He's also extremely curious which is shown through the amount of questions he asks.

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