孔子问礼-——英语话剧

Project1Apr.2011ActingOutanImportantMomentTerminaHistoricalEventByGroupFiveNameRoleResponsibilitiesZhugeFuxingTanTzeWeiChenConfuciusWangYapingServantShenYanweiLaoTzeIntroduction2500yearsagoinChina,duringtheso-calledSpringandAutumnPeriod,itwastheperiodofwar,withmoralitydecliningandnooneunderstandingTaoanymore.ThencametheadventofConfucius,whoPoints:ScriptPerformanceOthersScene1People:TanTze,Confucius,ServantTime:SpringandAutumnperiod.(525BC)Place:QufuConfucius:MayIcomein?Tan:Yes,please.Confucius:It’smyhonourtomeetyou,MaterTan.IwanttoaskquestionsabouttraditionsofChou.Canyouhelpme?Tan:Certainly,ifIknow.Goahead,please.Confucius:Ihavebeenwonderingwhyallofficersinthereignoftheemperorofancienttimes,ShaoHao,weregiventitlesafterthenamesofbirds.Tan:Asyouknow,theGoldenEmperorgivencloudnamestohisofficers,andtheFireEmperorusedtermsconnectedwithfire;KungKungusedwaterterms,andTaHaogavedragonnames.Confucius:Really?Ihaveneverhadtheaccesstotheseknowledge.Tan:Further,sinceShaoHaoistheancestorofmyownstateofTan,I’mjustinapositiontoknowthereasonofthismeasure:itisthat,asatthebeginningofhigoverning,maleandfemalephoeniceshaveflowndownfromHeaven,heusedthenamesofbirdsforofficialtitlesinaccordancewiththisgoodsymbol.Confucius:It’samazing.Alltraditionsconcerningtheseofficeswerelostinthecentralstates,butstilllivedinthekingdomsofthebarbarians.Scene2People:LaoTze,Confucius,ServantTime:SpringandAutumnperiod.(517BC)Place:ImperialLibraryK’ung:Yourexcellency,oldmaster.MynameisK'ung.YauK’ung.Thisismyservant.WecomefromthestateofLU.Wecomeheresincerelytotheoldmastertoseekthetrueknowledgeofmoralityandprotocol.Lao:Pleasecome&sitdown.K'ung:Irealizetheimportanceofrestoringmorality.Andyet,oldmaster,mayIknowmoreabouttheessenceofmoralityandprotocol,andhowIshouldtakethesetothepeople?Lao:Orderofsocietyispreservedbyrightconduct.Anationcanbeguidedonlybyrightconduct,notbyknowledge.Moralitycreatesthespiritofthenationandinturnthepeopledrawtheirlifefromit.Hewhoovercomeshimselfandtakesuponhimselftherestrictionsofmorality-becomesaman.K'ung:Yes,Yes.Indeed,humanrelationsaregovernedbytherightconduct,ifrightconductisabsent,howarewedifferentfromtheanimals?Lao:Rites,ritualsandrightconductareonlypracticeinthesocietylevelforordinarypeople.WithoutunderstandingtheessenceofTao,thelawoftheUniverse-ritualandprotocolaremeaningless.SincepeopledonotpracticeTaoanymore,Iagreethatitisimportanttopromotemoralityandrighteousnesstothepeople.Andyet,inasocietysuchasthis,itisimpossibletorestoremoralityandrighteousnessperfectly.Iamafraidthatyourworkwouldbeextremelydifficult.K'ung:Yes,Master.NowIclearlyrealizewhatTaoisabout.TheessenceofmoralityandprotocolisactuallyTao,thelawofnature,butritualsarejustthemeans.AftertalkingwithOldMaster,finally,Ifindmyselfawakenedfromillusion.Lao:Taomeansbeingspontaneous,everyoneshouldknowhowtoattainit.K'ung:OldMaster,thankyouverymuchforyourenlightenment.I’vereallylearntalot.Oldmaster,Ihavetoleavenow.Isincerelyhopethatwecanmeetagaininfuture.