Death Vital Info

1) Info about the time period you come from- significant events, location, food, culture, style, 'in' things, 'hot topics of duscussion'. Do the Stanislavski BEFORE STORY thing.

There are many perceptions of how Death came to existence. The Christians believe that Death came about after Satan was banished from Heaven for rebelling. The taoists believe that Death or the various death gods were humans that were exalted. Furthermore, Death is in charge of hell in these perceptions. However for Hungry, I(Death) was created by God to be in charge of Purgatory. Furthermore, despite my name, I am essentially a good being. I do not banish or force people to stay in purgatory, or drag them by force into purgatory after they have passed away. Instead, I wait till they are ready before I bring them into purgatory. At purgatory, I watch and interact with the people staying there objectively, not forcing or coercing them into making a decision. Although I actually wish to see these people leave purgatory and move on to the next part of their lives, no matter what that may be, I do not enforce a decision upon them. To me, purgatory is place for departed souls to get their act together, figure what they really want, and move on.

2) What role do you play in that society?

As Death, I play the role of a transporter where I essentially ferry departed souls from Earth into purgatory. In purgatory, I play the role of a caretaker, where I take care of the needs of these departed souls whilst watching objectively as they interact with each other. I also maintain the order in purgatory. After a departed soul has come to a realization and has made a decision of where they want to go, I will once again play the role of a transporter and bring them to where they wish to go.

3) How do the issues you deal with then relate to modern day society TODAY. Does the current society still practise the same segregation (If any)?

I think Death represents the anti-thesis to the fact that people in society today likes to wallow in their own misery. Once people experience a setback, a failure or just a lack of progress or success in general, instead of moving on, people tend to wallow and let the matter fester. They question their own ability and in the process, allow themselves to fall deeper into their misery. They fail to see that if they actually choose to move on, something better may be waiting out there. Death thus represents this "moving on" as can be seen by how he wants the souls living in purgatory to move on and out of purgatory.

4)What is the irony that will be seen in your character (if any)? How will you show this?

The irony in my character is that Death is usually perceived to be the end point. Once a person has died and he meets Death, it usually means that he will be stuck in purgatory or hell forever. However, in the play, Death does not represent the end point, but rather a pathway to the next phase of their lives. This can be seen by how Death has the power to transport the souls to where they wish to go after they have come to a decision.

5i) In the script, Death's voice is pretty mute if he even has a voice in the first place. However, the role of Death as a transporter can be seen in the death scenes and the start and at the ending scene. However, the role of Death as a caretaker in purgatory still needs to be played up more. (if he doesn't have a regret.)

5 ii,iii,iv) Death represents the anti-thesis to all the other characters. He represents moving on. Therefore, he doesn't have a regret or a realization. Death is a mystery of life in itself.