Making My Own Melodrama Character!

 Introducing..... Priscilla the Poor!!! 

Full name- Pricilla Eveningtide 

Parents - Mother (Deceased) Maria Eveningtide  Father, Harold Eveningtide 

Siblings - older sister, Babra Eveningtide 

Age - 15

Gender- Female 

Backstory - 

She and her sister grew up alone as their father was a useless drunk and never came home. They were only 7 and 5 and they were on the streets fending for each other. As bad is it was it got worse for Priscilla when their father came home after 2years of the kids not seeing them, he had run out of money and now that Priscilla's older sister Babra Eveningtide had turned 13 he sold her, took the money, and ran. Priscilla was left on her own. It's said that the two sisters grew distant for awhile the only thing keeping them together was their hate for the world. After Priscilla had spent her whole life growing up with her older, she became her role model. And it was no surprise that when their older sister turned evil, Pricilla followed in her footsteps. 

Occupation - 

Pricilla is undercover as a maid working for the hero of the story but is a spy for the villain who is her older sister (But its a secret so no one knows that they are siblings)

Skills - 

She is very intelligent, good under pressure, calm and collected, And an AMAZING liar. She also has a big influence on the hero as the hero doesn't know what he's doing. 

Weaknesses - 

She has a growing fear of her father, specifically her father trying to sell her.

Best friend - 

Scarlet Evergreen, Also works for the villain but is a bit thick and is usually drinking. 

Interests - Making the villain (her older sister) proud, Making the world pay for the way they treated her and her sister when she was young. 

What is Melodrama?

In drama, we are focusing on Melodrama! The question we have to answer is "What is victorian melodrama?" Melodramas are victorian dramas where music is added to an action to exaggerate the emotion during the scene. Melodramas feature stock characters which are usually, the villain, hero, heroine, sidekick, and overbearing parent. The Melodramatic acting style includes Slow, clear delivery of lines with a huge projection as victorian theatres were huge and there were no microphones. The acting style also consists of the actors always playing to the audience even if they are supposed to be talking to one another. With melodrama comes huge dramatic gestures one of the most commonly known ones being the "gasp" and the "Swoon" The gasp should be very loud, expressing a range of emotions and often accompanied by a pose. Whereas the swoon is often preceded by the lines such as "Alas! I can hardly bear it." The swoon should be graceful and there should probably be someone ready to catch you!