Act 1
Unable to move or act.
Inert
Eager for or enthusiastic about something.
Avid
sly or cunning intelligence
Guile
a tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling
Embodiment
Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause.
Partisan
Lacking morals, dishonorable, selfish.
Base
Quarrelsome, Inclined to argue
Contentious
A serious event causing distress or misfortune
Calamity
To conceal ones true motives or thoughts often by giving a false or misleading appearance.
Dissemble
To improve, make better.
Ameliorate
Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
Prodigious
Thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren
Gaunt
A state of alarm, dread, or apprehension.
Trepidation
Polite respect especially putting another persons interests first.
Deference
Shameless boldness
Effrontery
To shrink with fear, to cower, to lose heart and courage
Quail
To gain favor with someone by deliberate efforts.
Ingratiate
Feeling angry or upset at the injustice, unfairness, or unreasonableness of something
Indignant
disbelieving, skeptical
Incredulous
Overcoming distrust or hostility
Conciliatory