2 -> It is set in Ancient Greek times.

3 -> I am in my cave with my sisters. 

4 -> I am surrounded by darkness and echos. 

5 -> Athena has turned me into a hideous monster so now I will never know what it truly meant to be beautiful like my sister medusa before she was also turned into a gorgon. 

6 -> I adore m’y sister medusa ans my sister Euryale. 

7 -> I want revenge on Athena and Poseidon for this curse they put on me and my sisters. 

8 -> The problem is that me and my sisters are hideous monsters so all those we love if they even look at us would turn into stone so we only have each other .

9 -> I will get revenge I will go on a hunt for those who did me and my sisters wrong . 


Doing this exercise is very helpful to me because now I’m the character and I would have to think about answering these questions as my character which is a good technique to get u prepared for performing your character . 

Even though this year we didn’t go over the 7 levels of tension technique I still used this technique in “ The Tales from Olympus” I specifically used this when playing Stheeno ( medusas sister) I changed from being from human to a gorgon, at first when I was a human girl , I was very neutral however when I was transformed into a gorgon i was very alert I was moving  my head every where and looking all around with my eyes just very on edge . 

Overall this technique i find the most useful when helping me develop my characters physicality. 

 

7 levels of tension which could be considered as different moods or emotions either physically or emotionally. Here are the 7 levels of tension : 

1. Exhausted or catatonic (jellyfish). 

       - This is when your body is completely given up but your still alive , making very little movements, it’s like your body is in shock and is none responsive a bit like when your sleeping .

2.  Relaxed  

       

- This is when your body is chill and laidback , there is no muscle tension your body is completely comfortable.

3. Neutral 

    - This is when your body is in a natural state.

4. Alert 

          - This is when you & your body is very responsive, it’s as if your body is on edge , this is just being very aware of your surroundings .

5. Suspense 

-This is when your body will have a lot of muscle tension, body has a build up to a big reaction .

6. Passionate 

-This  is when your body is reactive and sure of the action .

7. Tragic

- This is when your body will be enclosed , slow movements could be static at times .

These are my own interpretations of the 7 levels  of tension. 


We had to use some of these levels in our play.

1 -> I am daughter of Demeter of Zeus , godess of spring , I then turn into the queen of the underworld. 

2 -> It is Ancient Greek , most of the time it is evening. 

3 -> Before i was kidnapped I was above ground with my mother however I was then in the underworld. 

4 -> Before I was kidnapped I was surrounded by grass , flowers , butterflies  just beautiful nature then after I was surrounded by darkness and dead’s souls and fire .

5 -> I have trapped myself by eating food from the underworld resulting in me having to stay there against my will . My circumstances then change because I blame Zeus for letting this happen and now I want to assist Hera get revenge . 

6 -> I had a good bond with my mother,  Demeter , I then got married to Hades and became closer to Hera , Gaia & Hestia . 

7 -> I want revenge on Zeus for giving hades permission to marry me without asking me what I would want first . 

8 -> Nothing is in my way everyone has decided to assist me and Hera on our revenge plan including Hades . 

9 -> I ask my love Hades to release the typhoon for me to bring harm to Zeus .