OBJECTIVE OBSTACLES TACTICS FEAR TEXT

What is in your (3 possible tactics per What is your For each beat below, insert the text that relates to that
character’s way from beat) character afraid of or objective and tactic(s)
achieving their These are always fears happening?
objective? (1 internal, 1 VERBS. This helps you find
external total) (what you are doing the stakes.
to the other to
achieve your
objective)
To get Beth to stop Beth pulled me To clear up a I’m afraid that Beth: I’m going to hit you. You were stroking it!
looking at me in class. away and misunderstanding Radescu will hear
confronted me. . from Beth about MARCEL: Lower your voice. I was not playing with
I don’t know how To skirt the issue. what I did/was Tatiana Rădescu’s ponytail during lecture. I was not
to politely tell Beth To stand my doing. stroking it. I was barely petting it. It was just there.
to shove off. ground. Dangling freely on my desk while I’m taking notes.
What the hell am I supposed to do? Who are you to
judge me? Why are you even watching me? Beth!?

I want Beth to get away Beth won’t leave To cut through I’m afraid that Beth. NO! NO! What do you even care what I do with
from me. me alone. the crap. Radescu will hear Tatiana Rădescu’s hair? You’re not my girlfriend. You
I can’t get beth to To straighten from Beth about had your chance one year ago at Model Congress and
get the message. them out. what I did/was you blew it, lady! And don’t pretend you were drunk
To get under their doing. on wine coolers because the stuff you said was really
skin. cruel and small and unforgiveable.

I want Beth to Leave Beth won’t cut it To tell the whole I’m afraid that I And it wasn’t a perm—it was a relaxer. Many men use
me alone. out. truth. won’t live down it. I told you —my cousin Manny mixed the ammonium
I can’t get beth to To remove the mistake my thioglycolate with too much petroleum jelly and then
get the message to confusion. cousin did. left it in too long . . . and he should have used a
stop making fun of To reason. neutralizer and just shut up. NO! Maybe I was just
me. trying to look nice for you. (pause)
I want Beth to rectify Beth is still on my To get things in I’m afraid that That night at the Comfort Lodge was really important
her mistake by leaving mind since that focus. my dad won’t to me. It was supposed to have been special and it
me alone. night. To intimidate. trust me ever took a lot of planning on my part. I was very vulnerable
Beth ruined my To pry. again. and you knew it. It may not have been your first time
first time. but it was mine and I wanted it to be nice. And you
ruined it. I had to borrow money from my Dad. I had to
pay almost 300 dollars for a new ozonator because the
rose petals got stuck in the filter of the jacuzzi. I had to
borrow money from my Dad. Try lying to your Dad that
you were at a Comfort Inn ALONE on a Tuesday night
in a Jacuzzi filled with rose petals. He still won’t look at
me.
I want Beth to get out Beth is still on my To keep the lid on I’m afraid that It doesn’t matter anymore. (defending himself) I’m
of my life and my mind since that To reassure I’m going to die happy now. Now finally I’m happy and I don’t think
relationships. night. To regain my alone, and this is about you anymore. I feel good about myself, and my
My hair grows too confidence. what starts it. hair is growing in, and I’m happy, and I aced my G. R. E.
slowly to be the ’s and now . . .
same.

I want Beth to get out Beth isn’t changing To enlighten. I’m afraid that NOW, you’re acting like a scorned woman? Like you’re
of my life and my herself to improve To probe. Beth is going to Nastasya Filippovna from that stupid Dostoyevsky
relationships. from our To crush their use her jealousy novel. If you think you’re going to bring your jealousy
relationship. spirits. and ruin my and misplaced romantic aspirations into literary
I’m moving on from chances at love journal then you’re dead wrong. You’re not ruining my
her, and she isn’t. again. senior year, Beth. (He starts to leave and turns around.
) The Idiot. The Dostoyevsky book was The Idiot and
you’re acting like Nastasya Flippovna