Acting methods

Most acting methods are related and stem from or are variants of Stanislavski's system, as well as their theorists were his students. They all have the basic idea that actors should not be separate from their characters but rather try to embody or relate to them. Most theories have a component of asking questions and answering as the character, as well as using past experiences to mentally and emotionally relate. For the character of Friar Lawrence, I think that using the question-based methods would be more successful, since I don't have much experience being a Friar. On the flipside, Friar Lawrence isn't much of a religious man, and more of a man who tries to mediate and divine relationships, something I actually have a lot of experience in (except with less threat of imminient violence and death). Because of this, I think that using Checkov, Miesner, and Strasberg's methods would be most successful in helping me play the part of the peace-seeking, and using Uta Hagen's 9 questions will help me get acclimated to the setting.