Stanislavski System Of Acting Analysis

Outline the Elements of Stanislavski’s system of acting and briefly assess his contribution to the art of theatre.
Stanislavski’s adoration of the theatre progressed throughout his life, championing him as one of the most arrestive enthusiasts within the theatre world. His rehearsal techniques are second to none among other practitioners. Many of his books, which were used to research this essay, are used as guides for drama students and give us a fantastic understanding of ‘’realism.’’ Such books include An Actor Prepares and Building a Character. They set a foundation for a student to fully understand and even relate to the character they are portraying or studying, to the extent that they are no longer just playing a character, but actually …show more content…
However, he realised that this thought could become an abeyant issue, as acting is, typically, a non-truth. He therefore, thought that actors should be as true to themselves when taking on the character, in that they are the character already. The thought behind ‘’Given Circumstances’’ is that actors accept that they are given a certain amount of circumstances in which they must adhere to in order to create the character’s storyline; and not necessarily the storyline of the script. ‘’Given Circumstances’’ can include things like the age of the character, their gender, the family they come from and their social class, and the plays political/historical/social overtones. Stanislavski would put a huge effort into the research of a plays time period or situation in an attempt to make the actors truly understand the role they are playing. One the actors realised the ‘’Given Circumstances’’ given to them, Stanislavski proposed that they employ a linked approach to his method the ‘’Magic If,’’ in order to understand them. The ‘’Magic If’’ is a mode where the performers would ask themselves, given the circumstances provided by the playwright already, if they were this persona, and if they were in this position, how exactly would they act? In Stanislavski’s book An Actor Prepares, taking on the character of a tree, for example, …show more content…
The Super-Objective is Romeo’s want to experience ‘’true love.’’ Initially his objective begins with an idea of a marriage to Rosaline; this objective remains until Shakespeare moves about the units at the Capulet party. At this point, Romeo’s objective takes on the role of learning more about Juliet. It is only through Juliet’s nurse that Romeo realises that Juliet’s mother ‘’is the lady of the house’’ and that Juliet is in fact a Capulet. Hence, Romeo taking on a new objective to end the ancient feud between his family (the Montagues) and the Capulets in order to declare his love for Juliet; and even lie about it if it means that Romeo cannot fulfil his super-objective. And as the story goes, Romeo did not achieve such a dream and therefore never senses the purity of the love he was looking for - he and Juliet must die to be truly