Have you ever performed as an actor or an actress? What do you think? Although some students said that play-acting requires a big effort and boring, I think it is an exciting experience. I used to play Puck character, a lovely sprite in a famous play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare. 

First of all, I realized that I had many difficulties to denote his characterization. Puck is intelligent and playful; therefore it was hard to understand Puck’s personality while I read the screenplay. I wondered how I could act to make my audience clearly understand my character, such as physical gestures, outer appearance, voice, costume, and the like. More importantly, Puck is considered as the main character, making the play funnily chaotic and then resolving conflicts to end the play happily. Therefore, I had to make every effort to take all the character’s traits through my emotion and actions.

Secondly, with this role, I got on well with my classmates. In addition, I was proud of myself after playing Puck character. In fact, there were many times when I could not act well, and I felt so bored. But I tried my best and thanked my partners for supporting and giving me some useful advice that helped me finish my character successfully. 

To sum up, this assignment was challenging, but I have been happy because I had many beautiful memories with my team members and enjoyed my favorite character who I have never acted before. 

Name: Nguyễn Thị Diễm Hương

Class: DA15NNAB

Playing Puck

Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Some scenes in play performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dreamwritten by William Shakespeare