Script!!!

Grace Leung

2/17/11

Weekly 4

Character: Athenia

Description: Fifteen years old, living in Athens, Greece, living during the Peloponnesian Wars, current time is during the era, where Sacrotes an idealist’s ideas were surfacing.

Athenia is talking to her mother, Danielle about Sacrotes ideas, in their small Athenian home. They must be careful because Sacrotes is not highly thought of by society at this point.

Athenia: Mother, I don’t understand why the people of Athens are so against these ideas of Sacrotes, maybe it is time for a change.

Delia: Shh! Athenia, people could hear us! We do not want to be executed, the people are not happy with Sacrotes’ ideas.

Athenia: Mother I still don’t understand why we can’t speak about it!

Delia: We do not have our own rights we listen to our ruler, he knows best for us! Now help me write this letter to your uncle.

Athenia: Hmmm, ask him if he will be sent to war. I hope not he is a kind man.

Delia: I hope not that means he would be fighting against your brothers. We do not want our family to fall apart.

Athenia: We are the joke of the town, just because we are related to a Spartan. This is so unfair!!!!

Delia: No, it is not the Spartans have mistreated us and there is a long explanation as to why your uncle fled Athens.

Athenia: I really need to go for a walk mother; I will be back in an hour to help with the wash and dinner.

Delia: Please Athenia stay out of trouble and stay safe, the town is not as safe as it used to be.

Athenia walks a mile to a small community in the central part of Athens… she runs into the idealist leader Sacrotes.

Sacrotes: Hello Athenia how is my most loyal supporter?

Athenia: (Laughs) Quite well, thank you I am still working on mama, about the scientific way of the world. She is very worried for my brothers.

Sacrotes: Give my best to your mother and family, I shall maybe see your father at the next lecture?

Athenia: I hope so. Goodbye Sir.

A little way down the street Sacrotes entered his home, little did Athenia know this was the last time she would ever see the positive idealist. About thirty minutes later Athenia is walking home with her friend, Cadis and sees two guards at a house. She gets curious then remembers that it is Sacrotes house!

Athenia: Oh no, look its Sacrotes!! We can ‘t let this happen!

(Athenia begins to run towards the house, but Cadis grabs her)

Cadis: Stop, do you know what would happen if you were caught! You would be executed as well!

Athenia: We need to go home and tell my mother! This is horrible!!

Athenia and Cadis rush home to find, Athenia’s mother making a stew.

Athenia: Mama! They took Socrates, they took him!!!!!!!!

Delai: What!? How could this happen! Oh Athenia, we can’t do anything, because we would be killed as well!

Cadis: I am so sorry, I need to leave now my mother will be wondering where I went. I am truly sorry Athenia!

Athenia: Thank you Cadis. I will see you tomorrow.

(Tomorrow… Athenia awakes with a start, realizing that Socrates trial was today.)

Athenia: Mama I will be back I need to go to town to see what has happened.

Delia: Please Athenia keep your cool, you are to head strong, you will get yourself in trouble.

(When Athenia arrives into town, she gets the news that Socrates will be executed, Athenia realizes that, Socrates was killed only for the knowledge he possessed and wanted to share. Athenia made a vow she would try to spread Socrates ideas through Athens as much as possible)