The way Faustus is preformed can change the audience's interpretation. For example when the Good Angel and Evil Angel are on stage, whether Faustus acknowledges them or not depends on the way it is performed. It could be that the Angels are on a higher level than Faustus, creating a barrier which would seperate them. This would explain why Faustus does not directly acknowledge them when they speak, it may be that Marlowe wanted them to be more like Faustus' subconcious battling itself.
The way the characters are dressed also tells the audience alot about them, Faustus would probably be dressed in expensive looking clothes and perhaps glasses to show intelligence. Whereas a beggar would be dressed in rags to make it clear to the audience what the persons circumstances are. Also what props the character holds would be important, if they held a knife the audience would immediately think them dangerous, just as if Faustus wore glasses it would make him appear intelligent.
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