This is a script I wrote for my history project at school. I'll upload the movie that I directed and starred in.
The Life of a Peasant – Time Travel
(a short movie)
Scene 1a [in a bar] before Enlightenment
Peasant1: (singing out of tune) Hey ho! Have a merry jolly life. Hey ho! Have a nice day. We agricultural farmers work day and night, day and night, all day long. Ha!
Noble: (strides into the bar) what is that racket?
Bar keeper: Uh… um…uh… um…
Noble: (pulls rifle from his leather belt) Bang! Bang! Bang!
Peasant1: (pretend to be dead and fall to the floor)
Noble: And you too, Bar keeper! Shut up! Bang!
Scene 1b [in a bar] after Enlightenment
Narrator: If only they lived in the Enlightenment. John Lock had a political enlightenment idea. He proposed that people have the natural right to life. Let’s flash forward to the Enlightenment. (time flashes and peasants are transported to the Enlightenment)
Peasant1: (singing out of tune) Hey ho! Have a merry jolly life. Hey ho! Have a nice day. We agricultural farmers work day and night, day and night, all day long. Ha!
Noble: (strides into the bar) what is that racket?
Bar keeper: Uh… um…uh… um…
Noble: (pulls rifle from his leather belt)
Bar Keeper: STOP! What are doing with that gun in my bar?!!
Noble: Er… I’m the almighty Duke of Diocesan. I can shoot anyone I want.
Bar Keeper: No way. This is the Enlightenment, man. Now put away that gun and leave my bar at once! NOW!
Scene 2a [in the agricultural fields] before the Enlightenment
Peasants: (singing) We work all day, and get no pay. Working all day, we want to get away. Just give us some money and we will stay.
Noble: (walks into the fields accompanied by a servant) Hey! You! What was that I heard? Hah? Complaining again? How dare you! You shall work here all day for the rest of your life! No dinner for you tonight! You will work here 24/7 until I say stop!
Peasants: (trembling) Oh no… no… no… Don’t imprison us here! I have a family and my dear children are waiting for me! I have to go home. Please don’t keep me here!
Noble: Shut up! Who are you to talk to me like that? You’re just a peasant! (slaps peasant’s face)
Peasant: (sobs) boo-hoo…
Scene 2b [in the agricultural fields] after Enlightenment
Narrator: I wonder what would have happened if the government protected the people’s natural right to liberty? Let’s flash forward in time! (time flashes forward)
Peasants: (singing) We work all day, and get no pay. Working all day, we want to get away. Just give us some money and we will stay.
Noble: (walks into the fields accompanied by a servant) Hey! You! What was that I heard? Hah? Complaining again? How dare you! You shall work here all day for the rest of your life! No dinner for you tonight! You will work here 24/7 until I say stop!
Peasants: You can’t do that, you know? Huh? Who do you think we are? We are not slaves. We do not have to work for you unpaid. My wife is waiting for me at home. Come on, let’s go home!
Noble: Don’t leave me!!! There will be no one left to work for me! AGRH! (screams)
Scene 3a [in the market] before Enlightenment
Peasant 2: (yelling at the top of his voice) Hello! Come buy my bananas! Fresh and sweet! Come buy my bananas! Only at two shillings for a pound!
Shoppers: I want some! I want some! I’ll give you two shillings.
Noble: (struts over) And I’LL give you none. No shillings for you. Give me those bananas!
Peasant 2: (stuttering) wha- wha- what?
Noble: I SAID, GIVE ME THOSE BANANAS!
Peasant 2: Bu- bu- but you have to pa- pa-
Noble: What! You lowly peasant! You want me to pay for your measly bananas? I can get everything I want without paying. (steals bananas and puts them under his cloak)
Peasant 2: (crying) My bananas… (covers face with hands) Why? Why me…
Scene 3b [in the market] after Enlightenment
Narrator: Hmmm… John Lock also proposed that people have the natural right to property. Flash! (time flashes and they are transported to Enlightenment)
Peasant 2: (yelling at the top of his voice) Hello! Come buy my bananas! Fresh and sweet! Come buy my bananas! Only at two shillings for a pound!
Shoppers: I want some! I want some! I’ll give you two shillings.
Noble: (struts over and shoves shoppers aside) And I’LL give you none. No shillings for you. Give me those bananas!
Peasant 2: WHAT? You’ll pay like everybody else.
Noble: I SAID, GIVE ME THOSE BANANAS!
Peasant 2: I SAID, YOU’LL HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM!
Noble: (tries to steal bananas behind Peasant’s back)
Peasant 2: (slaps Noble’s hand) AND NO STEALING ALLOWED UNDER MY NOSE! Even if you’re a Noble, I don’t care if you are the Duke of Diocesan, you’ll have to pay for your stuff. Now leave my shop.
Scene 4 [Reflection]
Narrator: During the Enlightenment, thinkers different ideas in politics. The idea of natural rights are one of them. During the Enlightenment, people believed they were born equal. Peasants used to be lowly and neglected, and they were even abused and enslaved by the Nobles and Monarchs. The ideas of the Enlightenment changed everything.
Peasant 1: Yeah, man. I like equality. We are born equal with the Nobles. Even the Duke of Diocesan.
Peasant 2: Yeah, man. I like Enlightenment ideas. I never knew they were so useful. We won’t be killed, abused or cheated on.
Peasant 1: Yeah. This is good. Our lives and rights are protected. We’re FREE!
Peasant 2: Yeah. (turns to camera) Hey, thanks for joining us in this time travel.
Narrator: Thanks for watching! Bye!
(All wave)
~ The End~
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