Cinderella

This task is about visual character analysis.
Read the text and look at the image shown below. Then answer the questions that follow.

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a) According to the text the stepsisters are named Elvira and Ermintrude. They are described as wicked and dim. 
Use this information to identify which of the characters in the illustration is Elvira, and which is Ermintrude.
 
   Elvira:         
   Ermintrude: 
 
b) The list below gives different visual descriptors. For each character, use three of these to explain how you decided which character was which.
 
Then, give an interpretation for each visual descriptor you chose. Include as much detail as possible.
 
Hair
Possible examples: colour, cut, shape.
Facial features
Possible examples: chins, noses.
Bodies
Possible examples: shoulders, feet, hands.
Clothes
Possible examples: accessories, dresses, shoes.
Body language
Possible examples: Posture, Actions

Question

i)  Elvira
    Select a Visual Descriptor:

    • Hair

    • Facial features

    • Bodies

    • Clothes

    • Body language

Interpretation:

Question

   Select a Visual Descriptor:

    • Hair

    • Facial features

    • Bodies

    • Clothes

    • Body language

Interpretation:

Question

   Selecte a Visual Descriptor:

    • Hair

    • Facial features

    • Bodies

    • Clothes

    • Body language

Interpretation:
Hair
Possible examples: colour, cut, shape.
Facial Features
Possible examples: chins, noses.
Bodies
Possible examples: shoulders, feet, hands.
Clothes
Possible examples: accessories, dresses, shoes.
Body Language
Possible examples: Posture, Actions

Question

ii) Ermintrude
    Select a Visual Descriptor:

    • Hair

    • Facial features

    • Bodies

    • Clothes

    • Body language

Interpretation:

Question

    Select a Visual Descriptor:

    • Hair

    • Facial features

    • Bodies

    • Clothes

    • Body language

Interpretation:

Question

   Select a Visual Descriptor:

    • Hair

    • Facial features

    • Bodies

    • Clothes

    • Body language

Interpretation:

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c) Spatial relationships, or the relationship between characters and/or objects that is shown by physical space, can tell you a lot about characters.
 
Look at the spatial relationships in the illustration. How do we know, using the spatial relationships, which character is Cinderella?