It takes place in Scrooge’s bedroom. The stage was lit in a way to make it feel sickly and dead. Marley himself looked very, dead. He was pale with bruising on the side of his face with his head wrapped in a bandage, implying he had a toothache. His clothes were torn, and he was nearly covered from head to toe in a mass of chains. He carried a chain with a heavy metal box at the end, and walked with a limp due to the encumbering chains he carried. Overall this interpretation of Marley was accurate. The actor spoke as if he were actually in despair and his monologue was cautionary and sad. During his monologue, Marley had the sounds of chains and groans of “tormented souls” accompanying him. This was a nice touch to the scene, and sent shivers down the audience’s spines, however it was too loud. The actor himself did not have a mic, and the chains at some parts overtook the performance. It was really hard to listen, and took away from the scene. If the noises were brought down to a lower dynamic, then this scene would have much more of an
It takes place in Scrooge’s bedroom. The stage was lit in a way to make it feel sickly and dead. Marley himself looked very, dead. He was pale with bruising on the side of his face with his head wrapped in a bandage, implying he had a toothache. His clothes were torn, and he was nearly covered from head to toe in a mass of chains. He carried a chain with a heavy metal box at the end, and walked with a limp due to the encumbering chains he carried. Overall this interpretation of Marley was accurate. The actor spoke as if he were actually in despair and his monologue was cautionary and sad. During his monologue, Marley had the sounds of chains and groans of “tormented souls” accompanying him. This was a nice touch to the scene, and sent shivers down the audience’s spines, however it was too loud. The actor himself did not have a mic, and the chains at some parts overtook the performance. It was really hard to listen, and took away from the scene. If the noises were brought down to a lower dynamic, then this scene would have much more of an