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The objective is a goal that a character wants to achieve.

This is often worded in a question form as " What do I want?

" An objective should be action-oriented, as opposed to an internal goal, in order to encourage character interaction onstage.

The objective does not necessarily have to be achieved by the character and can be as simple as the script permits.

For example, an objective for a particular character may simply be ' to pour a mug of tea.

' For each scene, the actor must discover the character's objective.

Every objective is different for each actor involved because they are based on the characters of the script.