In the course of a stage fight we are often pretty good at the "cause" part.
Intentions for the violence are flushed out and meshed with the previous scene which influence which types of physical movements are to be used. All of this serves to develop the story of the fight which is intended to progress the overall story of the play.
What we don't have a good handle on is the "effect" of the violence.
What does the victims body go through after taking such abuse? How does the aggressor feel physically and mentally? What are the echo effects through the rest of the play when one character has to kill another? How does the play change with violence? And many other effect based things.
The answers to these questions add layers and depth to the story that was created and to the characters involved. Without them the story survives and still serves its purpose but it is not as rich as it could be. We see it often in movies or on stage: a character walks away unfazed after killing someone or witnessing die, people get up suddenly healed from pommeling, the lingering jumpiness after being attacked is nonexistent. While those types of things aren't crucial to the plot, they add a vivid color of reality to the rest of the play, a reality that serves to call back the violence and further entrench it into the overall story.
Every act of violence has consequences that echo throughout a person's life. It effects their future goals, behaviors, and is even passed on to family members and children.
Adding the "effects" will go a long way towards justifying the fight on stage.
Greg
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