As an actor describe how you would play the part of Squealer? In the selected scene of Animal Farm.

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As an actor describe how you would play the part of Squealer? In the selected scene of Animal Farm.

The character of Squealer in the play Animal Farm represents a character who’s intended to covertly support Napoleon in his desires to become leader of Animal Farm, as such it could be said that there is a duality to his overall personality. On the one hand, convincing all of the animals that it is in their best interest to have Napoleon as their leader; whilst in reality his aim is to manipulate them, to allow the tyrant Napoleon, to have total control, irrespective of the needs of the animals.

As an actor playing the role of Squealer in Act One, it would be necessary to allow the audience to have an insight into his motives, whilst pretending to the animals that he is their true comrade.

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The opening of the Act involves dialog between Napoleon and Snowball. The conflict is obvious Snowball acts as the voice of reason, whilst Napoleon is determined to dismiss this logic. Snowball knows that Squealer will support Napoleon; and at the point where the sheep bleat the phrase of “For Legs Good, Two Legs Bad”, I would have Squealer, standing down left stage in front of Napoleon conducting the sheep to shout the refrain. Lighting would centre on Squealers eyes which would be blazing with excitement. His gaze would shift from the sheep to Snowball, to ensure the compliance of ...

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