Microsoft Word Viewer - Form 2 - Drama - Rumpelstilskin

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Synopsis

RUMPELSTILTSKIN DRAMA

Rumpelstiltskinis a story about a miller and his wife who lie to the king that their

daughter (Lisa) could spin straw into gold. The king takes Lisa to his castle and locks her in

a high tower room which has a big heap of straw and one spinning wheel. As suggested by

the father, the king instructs her to spin the straw into gold by morning, or be executed. She

has given up all hope when a strange little man appears in the room and spins straw into

gold for her in return for her necklace. The king is impressed, but he wants more gold. The

little man returns at night and spins gold for her in return for her ring. The greedy king wants

more gold. So on the third night, when she has nothing to reward him, the little man spins

straw into gold with one condition - that Lisas first-born child will be given to him.

The king is so impressed that he marries Lisa. However, when their first child is born, the

little man returns to claim his reward.

Lisa is frightened and offers him all the gold he wants if she can keep the child. The little

man refuses but finally agrees to give up his claim to the child if Lisa can guess his name in

three days. Will Lisa manage to guess the little mans name? What will happen if Lisa is

unable to guess the right name?


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Plot


*Learners should be encouraged to read and discover the sequence in the plot bythemselves.


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Here are the plot components ofRumpelstiltskinfor your reference.

Rising ActionThe greedy kingbrings Lisa back tohis palace and forcesher to spin straw intogold for three nightsin a row. Lisa ishelped by a littleman. In return, she

has to give hernecklace and ring tothe man. When shehas nothing else togive, she promises togive her first-bornchild to the man.

ClimaxThe little man comes to thepalace to take his prize. Lisabegs and he relents with

one condition Lisa has toguess his name. If she fails,she will not see her sonagain.

Falling ActionLisa fails to guess thename of the man for thefirst two nights. On the

third day, her parentsspy upon him. On thatnight, Lisa correctlyguesses the mansname.


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Themes


These are some of the themes found in the drama:

ExpositionThe miller and hiswife boast to theking about theirtalented daughter,Lisa, who coulddo anything whichincludesspinning strawinto gold.

ResolutionLisas parents vow not to beboastful anymore.

THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAKTHINK BEFORE YOU SPEAKTHINK BEFORE YOU SPEAKTHINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK

It is important to think before you speak. Lisas parents speak without thinking as theywant the king to take notice of their daughter. They boast that Lisa can spin straw intogold although it goes against logic. This causes problems for Lisa as she is kept in a highroom in a tower all by herself. She is told that she will be beheaded if she does not spinthe straw into gold by morning.

Lisa replies without thinking deeply when Rumpelstiltskin asks her if she is willing to giveher first-born in exchange for spinning the straw into gold. She promises to do so withoutthinking rationally.


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alues


Some of the values to be learnt from the drama are:

IMPORTANCE OF SPEAKING THE TRUTHIMPORTANCE OF SPEAKING THE TRUTHIMPORTANCE OF SPEAKING THE TRUTHIMPORTANCE OF SPEAKING THE TRUTH

Another theme of this drama is the importance of speaking the truth. Lisas parents do notspeak the truth when they boast about her. They cross the limit by exaggerating, which isalso a form of telling lies. Her father says that Lisa is so clever that she can do anything.He tells the king to ask Lisa to spin straw into gold. Lisas mother tells Lisa that she couldprobably spin straw into gold if she tried. Due to their mistake, they risk losing Lisa.

Lisa also does not speak the truth when she promises to give Rumpelstiltskin her first-born child. Lisa listens to her worried father who tells her to promise Rumpelstiltskinwhatever he wants. Her father tells Lisa that she could forget her promise later as she

would be miles away from Rumpelstiltskin. This is dishonesty. She does not tell the truthto the king either. Due to her insincere promise in desperation, Lisa gets into anotherserious problem. Rumpelstiltskin comes back after a year to take her baby son.

THERE IS A PRICE FOR ALMOST EVERY DESIRE

Lisas parents boast about Lisa because of their desire to get the king to marry Lisa. Theyalmost lose their daughter because of this desire. The king agrees to marry Lisa althoughshe is from a poor family due to his desire for gold. He does not marry her for love. Lisa

has to save her life for which she is willing to give anything. Rumpelstiltskin desires Lisasnecklace first and then her ring in return for spinning the straw into gold. Later, Lisaagrees to give her first-born to Rumpelstiltskin in exchange for spinning more straw intogold. He refuses to work for free. He wants Lisas first-born as he does not have a wife orfamily.

Behumbleand

donotboast

We must be humble. Lisas father realises his mistake at the end of thedrama and says that he and her mother will never boast again. Everyone inthe family is affected due to her fathers boasting. Lisa is taken away andleft in a tower of the palace all alone. Boasting can have negativeconsequences. For example, the king tells her that he would cut off herhead if she is unable to spin straw into gold.


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Characters

The name is derived from German Rumpelstilzchenwhichmeans "little rumble stilt".

A rumpelstiltor rumpelstilzis a mischievous and noisygoblin.It clatters stilts or posts and hits planks.

Places:i. The cottage

In a village of a small country

Belongs to Lisa and her parents

ii. The tower

At the Kings palace Lisa is held in three different rooms.

Each room is bigger and has more straw than the one

before. In each room, there is a spinning wheel, heaps of straw

and a window.

Rumpelstiltskin climbs into each room using the window.

iii. The nursery

At the Kings palace The place where Lisa nurses her baby son

There is a cot in the room.

iv. The woods

Lisas parents follow Rumpelstiltskin to the woods todiscover his name.

Rumpelstiltskin reveals his name in the woods.RUMPELSTILTSKIN DRAMA

The Casts:

The Narrator

The story teller who narrates the story to the audience.


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Lisa

A young girl

Has excellent baking skills Sensible as she tries to stop her parents from boasting

about her to the King Anxious when the parents boast to the King that she can

spin straw into gold Dutiful as she obeys her parents and the King Desperate when she agrees to Rumpelstiltskins bargains Reluctant to give her baby to Rumpelstilskin as promised

Father and Mother

Lisas parents Proud of Lisa Boastful of Lisas abilities Hopeful for the King to take Lisa as the Queen Worried for Lisa after boasting that she can spin straw into

gold. Helpful as they secretly follow Rumpelstiltskin to find out his

name

The King

Loves apple pies

Impressed by Lisas delicious apple pies

Irrational as he accepts the claim by Lisas parents that Lisa

can spin straw into gold Cruel because he threatens to behead Lisa if she fails to

spin straw into gold Greedy when he orders Lisa to spin more straw into gold Trustworthy as he keeps his promise to marry Lisa

Rumpelstiltskin

A noisy and mischievous goblin

Enjoys playing tricks and solving riddles Can spin straw into gold


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arm -ups

Opportunistic as he demands payments from Lisa inexchange for his service

Unscrupulous as he tricks Lisa into promising him her first-born child

Furious when Lisa succeeds in solving the riddle to his

name.


Drama is a performing art.

The essence of drama is live performance in front of an audience.

Shiach, D. (1987) From Page to Performance(CUP), p.1

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