William Somerset is the main character in Se7en who is a detective. In the first scene, he is wearing a detective's uniform with a holster and badge, showing he is a detective. He looks depressed, implying he may be unhappy with his job or life. His house is nice and organized, showing he takes care of himself and his job seriously, even if he does not enjoy it. Carl Showalter is the main character introduced in Fargo. He looks like a typical middle-aged man for the time but seems nervous and worried, indicating he may be a nervous person. The audience learns he is meeting people about kidnapping his wife for ransom, suggesting his relationship with his wife is troubled.

1. Character Analysis
Se7en main character
This is the first time we
see the face of the main
character in the film
Se7en. The characters
name is William
Somerset and is played
by Morgan Freeman.
He is a detective in this
film and we can work
this out at the
beginning by what he is
wearing. For example
he is wearing the
uniform of an American
detective with a holster for a gun. Later on in the scene we also see his badge.
From the first scene, the audience gets the impression that William may not be
happy with his job or life. This is because when we first see his face he looks
depressed. Therefore this could mean that he has a bad temper and might turn
out to be a very aggressive character.
In the first scene we can see that the main
character lives in a nice house and is also very
organised. This shows us that the character
looks after himself well and also his house. The
screenshot on the right shows how he neatly
lays out all of his stuff that he will need in the
morning. This implies that he takes his job very
seriously and is very good at his jobs even if he
may not enjoy it.
Fargo main character
This is one of the first frames in which
we are introduced to the main character
in Fargo. The characters name is Carl
Showalter.
His appearance isn’t anything out of the
ordinary. He looks like a traditional
middle-aged man for that time period.
However his facial expressions tell me
that he is worried and nervous about
something. This also tells the audience that he could be a nervous individual and

2. not very confidant or brave. We later find out that he is nervous about meeting
two people about organising a kidnapping.
Within the first scene I don’t find out much about where he lives, however we do
find out about his home life. For example we know that he is in need of money
and will kidnap his wife so she pays a ransom. This tells me that his relationship
with his wife isn’t that good anymore and they could have lots of arguments at
home.