Jack,+Sam,+Sara+and+Sam

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Script: Sara Curley, Sam Privette, Jack Fischer, and Sam Feldman Ms. Myers World Studies 2 15 December 2011 Rama and the Ramayana

CHARACTERS: Rama (main character, oldest son of King Dasharatha, skilled in archery) - Jack Sita (daughter of ruler, chooses Rama to be her husband) - Sara King Dasharatha (king of Aydohya, dad of Bharata and Rama) - Sam P. Queen Kaikeyi (Second wife of King Dasharatha, mom of Bharata) - Sara Lakshman (son of Dasharatha and Kaikeyi, brother to Bharata and Rama) - Sam P. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ravana (10 headed ruler of Lanka) - <span style="background-color: #9eedff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sam F. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bharata (son of King Dasharatha’s favorite wife) - <span style="background-color: #9eedff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sam F. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rakshasa Princess (tries to seduce Rama) - <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sam P. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Golden Deer (runs by) - <span style="background-color: #9eedff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sam F. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Suitor #1 (attends Sita’s swayamvara) - <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sam P. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Suitor #2 (attends Sita’s swayamvara) - <span style="background-color: #9eedff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sam F.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">SCENES: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Scene One: <span style="background-color: #a6ff64; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sita <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> holds a swayamvara in order to choose her husband. <span style="background-color: #ff95f6; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rama <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Suitor #1 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and <span style="background-color: #9eedff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Suitor #2 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> show up. She asks the princes to string a giant bow, and Rama is the only one who succeeds. Not only does he string the bow, but he bends it and breaks it into two. Sita chooses Rama by putting a garland around his neck. Disappointed suitors are watching.

<span style="background-color: #a6ff64; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sita <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: I am holding this swayamvara in order to choose my husband, I thank all of you for coming, but only one of you will be lucky enough to be my husband. Who ever has the strength to string this giant bow is worthy of my love. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Suitor #1 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: (walks over to the bow and arrow and struggles to pick it up many times, but falls over and fails) <span style="background-color: #a6ff64; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sita <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: NEXT <span style="background-color: #9eedff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Suitor #2 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: (walk over to bow and arrow and struggles with bow) <span style="background-color: #a6ff64; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sita <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: NEXT <span style="background-color: #ff95f6; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rama <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: (Rama walks over to the bow and picks it up and even breaks it in half) <span style="background-color: #a6ff64; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sita <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: wow Rama you’re so strong! I choose you to be my husband! <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Suitor #1 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and <span style="background-color: #9eedff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Suitor #2 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: (crying)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Scene Two: <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">King Dasharatha <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (Rama’s dad) decides it is time to give the throne to Rama, his oldest son and retire to the forest to seek moksha. Everyone is pleased because this plan fulfills the rules of dharma because an eldest son should rule and if a son can take over one’s responsibilities, then one’s last years may be spent in a search for moksha. <span style="background-color: #a6ff64; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Queen Kaikeyi <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> is very angry and wants her son (Bharata) to rule. She forces Dasharatha to banish Rama for fourteen years and to crown Bharata.

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">King Dasharatha <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: (to Queen Kaikeyi) I’ve decided that it is time for me to give the throne to my eldest son, Rama. This will fulfill the rules of dharma because my eldest son should rule and take over my responsibilities, so that I can spend the last years of my life in search for moksha. <span style="background-color: #a6ff64; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Queen Kaikeyi <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: Are you kidding me?! How dare you say that! Rama is NOT going to be king Bharata, our amazing son will be! I demand that Rama be banished to the forest for fourteen years and Bharata will be crowned!

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Scene Three: Dasharatha is devastated and cannot tell <span style="background-color: #ff95f6; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rama <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> the news himself, so <span style="background-color: #a6ff64; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Kaikeyi <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">does it. Rama is content with banishment because he is always obedient, so Rama, <span style="background-color: #a6ff64; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sita <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, and <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lakshman <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> set out for the forest.

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">King Dasharatha <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: I’m too scared and nervous to tell Rama the news, I’m devastated by what you’re making me do! <span style="background-color: #a6ff64; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Queen Kaikeyi <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: Fine then I will tell him... (walks over to Rama) Rama you will not be inheriting the throne any longer. My son, Bharata, will be and you are now banished into the forest for fourteen years! Do you understand? <span style="background-color: #ff95f6; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rama <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: (sadly) Yes, I understand. I will leave tomorrow. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(show Rama, Sita, and Lakshman walking off into the forest)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Scene Four: The <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rakshasa princess <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> tries to seduce <span style="background-color: #ff95f6; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rama <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">in the forest, but Rama makes her go away.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(Improvise)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Scene Five: The <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rakshasa princess <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">returns to <span style="background-color: #9eedff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ravana <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and tells him of the beautiful Sita. Ravana decides he will come up with a plan to abduct Sita.

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rakshasa princess <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: Ravana, today I saw the most beautiful princess, Sita who lives in the forest. <span style="background-color: #9eedff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ravana <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: We must come up with a plan to abduct and capture this beautiful girl. She will be mine!

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Scene Six: <span style="background-color: #a6ff64; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sita <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, <span style="background-color: #ff95f6; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rama <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, and <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lakshman <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> are sitting around and a <span style="background-color: #9eedff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">magical golden deer <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> runs by and Rama and Laksham go off to hunt it. Before they leave they draw a protective circle around Sita where she is only safe if she does not step outside of the circle. <span style="background-color: #9eedff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ravana <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> then arrives (appearing as a holy man begging alms) causes Sita to step outside of the circle to give him food and he grabs her and takes her to his kingdom.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(Golden deer runs by) <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lakshman <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: Is that a golden deer? <span style="background-color: #a6ff64; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sita <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: It’s so beautiful! <span style="background-color: #ff95f6; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rama <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: Let’s go Lakshman! We’ll catch it, but before we go we must draw a protective circle around Sita. You will be safe as long as you don’t step outside of the circle. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(Rama and Lakshman run off and Sita sits inside the protective circle, Ravana appears.) <span style="background-color: #9eedff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ravana <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: Hello, I am a poor holy man do you have any food you could spare me? I’m starving! <span style="background-color: #a6ff64; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sita <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: Of course! Let me get it for you. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(Sita steps out of the protective circle and Ravana grabs her by the arm and takes her away. Rama and Lakshman return and look at the empty protective circle) <span style="background-color: #ff95f6; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rama <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: WHERE DID SITA GO?! <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lakshman <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: It must have been the evil Ravana we must go and safe her!

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Scene Seven: A battle occurs. <span style="background-color: #ff95f6; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rama <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> kills several of Ravana’s brothers. And then Rama confronts <span style="background-color: #9eedff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ravana <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, and Rama finally kills Ravana.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(Fighting)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Scene Eight: <span style="background-color: #ff95f6; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rama <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and <span style="background-color: #a6ff64; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sita <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> return to Ayodhya, Rama becomes king and fulfills his dharma.

<span style="background-color: #ff95f6; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rama <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: I have fulfilled my dharma! <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(Rama and Sita walking off into the distance)