When playing the part of Cupid, I found a timid young man. More timid than you would expect someone of his stature to be. He seemed to feel eclipsed by his mother. All he has ever wanted was a genuine love. Both to help in its creation and to hopefully experience it himself. He is conflicted in helping his mother because he knows he is aiding in the removal of people’s free will. But he does it in the hopes that good will come of it.
When the interrogation started, I chose a point in time from the story to use as a reference point to respond to questions. That point was just before Psyche comes to the castle. I realized later that this made the ‘are you a virgin?’ question awkward without that as a general knowledge. But I felt he was still a virgin til he was with Psyche. Cupid is torn by his mothers promiscuity and because of her lack of faithfulness he longs for a stability and commitment that he finds in Psyche.
I found that when Cupid’s interrogation was over, I continued to see things from his perspective as others continued to be interrogated. The questions I asked, or wanted to ask were questions I thought Cupid would be interested in knowing the answers to.
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