Rituals

This clip shows me many things,  mainly about tribal cultures and how even though this isn't where our play is set, most tibes have simlar rituals as a part of their culture. Researching these rituals helps me to understand what they value as important and their traditions, helping me to learn more about their culture, as this is the world that we are trying to create on stage. Also as a Europian who wouldn't have seen this sort of rituals before it is interesting to look at and to think of my characters reaction to the difference in culture as to her this would seem animalistic and it would have been seen idiotic to harm oneself, however this is the world that she has entered so although she might look down on them, she might also feel scared and intimidated by them because of what they are capable of. Also it is interesting to look at the female roles in society and the contrasting opinions of wanting to impress them but also seeing the as infecious, this could effect the way that Caliban treats Stephana and Trincula, as they are beileved to infect and poisen men, this could create an internal tempest within him. Consequently this could effect the way that we treat him, maybe trying to push him or to test him and even though we are used to being lower status than men, trying to push or change this when realising his weaknesses.