Condensed by Katherine Bradley and Elizabeth Smith
PART ONE
ACT ONE, scene one. THE DEPARTURE: arthur, lancelot, maiden, galahad, gawain, percival,
Maiden: Launcelot, oh please come with me and knight a worthy young man.
Launcelot: My lady, I shall accompany you!
Narrator: Launcelot and the maiden ride through the forest, to the castle of King Pellas. He was greeted by his cousins, Sir Bors and SIr Lionel.
(enter Galahad)
Launcelot: (to himself, aside from the others) I have never seen a young man of such extraordinary physical beauty and dovelike modesty....
Galahad: Sir, I’ve grown up with nuns my whole life, and I wish to be knighted - and you’re the only one who can do it.
Launcelot: It would be my honor to do so.
Narrator: Galahad was then knighted, and Launcelot returned to Camelot, and Galahad eventually followed.
PLACE CHANGE, at Camelot.
Arthur: Look at the Siege Perilous, the glowing writing must be a sign that a worthy knight will fill it today.
(Knights around the table gasp)
Messenger: My King!!! I have a tale to tell you and the court. There is a sword in a floating stone, and only the best knight in the world may grasp it’s pommel. But if the man tries and fails, a grievious wound will be inflicted upon him later.
Arthur: Ah! the best knight in the world? It must be Launcelot!
Launcelot: No my lord. I am not worthy of this honor.
Arthur: Well then, it must be Gawain! Gawain, you must pull the sword from the floating rock.
Gawain: If my king wants me too...
Launcelot: There’s a curse on retched rock!
Gawain: Arghhhhhhh! I am cursed. But as you asked me to undertake the challenge, my lord, I accept it.
(ENTER GALAHAD)
Galahad: Hello my Liege, and fellow knights. I come to this court to ask for acceptance into the Round Table.
Arthur: You may, but first prove yourself as a worthy knight by sitting in this chair, and taking this sword out of the floating stone.
(Galahad does this. Court gasps)
knights: (to each other) Surely this great knight will be the one to win the holy grail! For no one has sat in the Siege Perilous!
Knights: Now that we have found the best knight in the land, we are ready to embark on the quest to find the Holy Grail!!
Arthur: If that is so, we must feast!!! we shall have a tournament, and Galahad shall further prove himself.
Narrator: And so, a great tournament was held at Camelot, in which Galahad jousted without a shield, and proved himself brilliantly. The Grail Quest was soon to begin.
Narrator: At the feast that night, the knights stood back in awe as they saw a vision of the Holy Grail shining in King Arthur’s court. They soon departed to begin their quest of the HOLY GRAIL.
SCENE 2: the Miracles
Narrator: Sir Bagdemagus and Sir Galahad set out together and encountered an abbey, where said a great shield was kept awaiting the greatest knight in the world. Sir Bagdemagus first took the shield and rode out, yet too soon he returned with a mortal wound.
Sir Bagdemagus: (to Galahad) Sir I think this shield belongs to you alone.
Galahad: thank you my dear friend.
Narrator: Galahad then rode out with his squire, who asked to be knighted. Galahad grants his request, and the squire became Sir Melias. They ride on, until they came to a fork in the road. The left fork would lead to knightly prowess, and the right fork would lead to realization of personal virtue. Galahad chose the right path, and Melias went down the left one. Melias found a crown on the ground, and then picked a fight with two knights and became mortally injured, and so was forced to leave sir Galahad. Galahad continued on, and encountered Launcelot and Percival. He unhorsed them both, and left quickly, leaving Launcelot to ponder his meaning in life.
Launcelot: I have realized my sins from an enlightening dream, and I need to worship God more frequently, and be a better man.
THE TALE OF THE SANGREAL.
ReplyDeleteby Sir Thomas Mallory
Condensed by Katherine Bradley and Elizabeth Smith
PART ONE
ACT ONE, scene one.
THE DEPARTURE:
arthur, lancelot, maiden, galahad, gawain, percival,
Maiden: Launcelot, oh please come with me and knight a worthy young man.
Launcelot: My lady, I shall accompany you!
Narrator: Launcelot and the maiden ride through the forest, to the castle of King Pellas. He was greeted by his cousins, Sir Bors and SIr Lionel.
(enter Galahad)
Launcelot: (to himself, aside from the others) I have never seen a young man of such extraordinary physical beauty and dovelike modesty....
Galahad: Sir, I’ve grown up with nuns my whole life, and I wish to be knighted - and you’re the only one who can do it.
Launcelot: It would be my honor to do so.
Narrator: Galahad was then knighted, and Launcelot returned to Camelot, and Galahad eventually followed.
PLACE CHANGE, at Camelot.
Arthur: Look at the Siege Perilous, the glowing writing must be a sign that a worthy knight will fill it today.
(Knights around the table gasp)
Messenger: My King!!! I have a tale to tell you and the court. There is a sword in a floating stone, and only the best knight in the world may grasp it’s pommel. But if the man tries and fails, a grievious wound will be inflicted upon him later.
Arthur: Ah! the best knight in the world? It must be Launcelot!
Launcelot: No my lord. I am not worthy of this honor.
Arthur: Well then, it must be Gawain! Gawain, you must pull the sword from the floating rock.
Gawain: If my king wants me too...
Launcelot: There’s a curse on retched rock!
Gawain: Arghhhhhhh! I am cursed. But as you asked me to undertake the challenge, my lord, I accept it.
(ENTER GALAHAD)
Galahad: Hello my Liege, and fellow knights. I come to this court to ask for acceptance into the Round Table.
Arthur: You may, but first prove yourself as a worthy knight by sitting in this chair, and taking this sword out of the floating stone.
(Galahad does this. Court gasps)
knights: (to each other) Surely this great knight will be the one to win the holy grail! For no one has sat in the Siege Perilous!
Knights: Now that we have found the best knight in the land, we are ready to embark on the quest to find the Holy Grail!!
Arthur: If that is so, we must feast!!! we shall have a tournament, and Galahad shall further prove himself.
Narrator: And so, a great tournament was held at Camelot, in which Galahad jousted without a shield, and proved himself brilliantly. The Grail Quest was soon to begin.
Narrator: At the feast that night, the knights stood back in awe as they saw a vision of the Holy Grail shining in King Arthur’s court. They soon departed to begin their quest of the HOLY GRAIL.
SCENE 2: the Miracles
Narrator: Sir Bagdemagus and Sir Galahad set out together and encountered an abbey, where said a great shield was kept awaiting the greatest knight in the world. Sir Bagdemagus first took the shield and rode out, yet too soon he returned with a mortal wound.
Sir Bagdemagus: (to Galahad) Sir I think this shield belongs to you alone.
Galahad: thank you my dear friend.
Narrator: Galahad then rode out with his squire, who asked to be knighted. Galahad grants his request, and the squire became Sir Melias. They ride on, until they came to a fork in the road. The left fork would lead to knightly prowess, and the right fork would lead to realization of personal virtue. Galahad chose the right path, and Melias went down the left one. Melias found a crown on the ground, and then picked a fight with two knights and became mortally injured, and so was forced to leave sir Galahad. Galahad continued on, and encountered Launcelot and Percival. He unhorsed them both, and left quickly, leaving Launcelot to ponder his meaning in life.
Launcelot: I have realized my sins from an enlightening dream, and I need to worship God more frequently, and be a better man.