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Act III Script

Scene: DHC and Henry Foster at the hatchery

DHC: We need to find the most public area possible so when I fire Bernard it will be really embarrassing. Henry: Well…I mean he DOES do his job pretty w- DHC: Oh no no no, he’s getting fired. Today. (Enter Bernard)

Bernard: Well gooood morning there Mister DHC. Boy does it feel good to be back! DHC: Ah, Bernard. It’s about time you showed up. Bernard: Boy do I have something to show you.

DHC: No, I’ve got something that *I* need to say to *you*

Bernard: I think mine is a liiitle bigger

DHC: I doubt that.

Bernard: We’ll see about that.

(Enter Linda) Linda: Tomakin!

DHC: (looks shocked) Uhh….who are these people?

Linda: Don’t you remember me? And your baby? John!

(Crowd forms looking shocked, Enter John) John: Father! (runs to DHC, hugs him)

(crowd laughs)

DHC: (looks mortified, runs out)

(Enter Lenina) Lenina: hahaha John, come with me! I’ll show you what the new world is all about!

Have me Maybe

Scene: Lenina and John walk out of the feelie

Lenina: Wasn’t that awesome?!

John: No! That was disgusting! Why would you want to watch that?

Lenina: You are so queer John. Come on, let’s go to my apartment (nudge, nudge, wink wink)

John: Um…No, I’m going back to Bernard’s apartment

Lenina: But don’t you want me?

John: I….I have to go. (runs off)

Lenina: But……(looks depressed)

Scene: John is in his room reading forbidden Shakespeare works.

Bernard: John, how dare you not show up to the party that was thrown in your honor! John: I am tired of meeting all these new people! Why are you so upset anyway? Bernard: I was embarrased in front of all my friends! But now we have to go and meet with a good friend of mine, Helmholtz. (John and Bernard leave to go see Helmholtz at his apartment.)

Helmholtz: What do you think of my lines of poetry?\

John: Wait until you hear this: Is there no pity in the clouds, that sees into the bottom of my grief? O sweet my mother, cast me not away: delay this marriage for a month, a week. That is my favorite excerpt from Shakespseare's //Romeo and Juliet.// Helmholtz: I just love to write about and read these mad situations! There is nothing better to write about or draw inspiration from! (phone rings) Helmholtz: hello….um yes. John its for you. John: (a bit startled takes the phone and clears his throat.) Uh, Hello?......yes…….what!? Where??!!! Yes I will be there soon. (hangs up phone, dazed) Bernard: Well what was it? John: Bernard, I need a ride. [At the hospital. John kneels at Linda’s bed.] John: Mother? Linda? Linda: (snores) (children run into the room) Child 1: Ewww! Why does she look so wrinkly? Child 2: Its because she is so fat! Ugh! She is awful isn’t she? Child 1: (pokes her) do you think its real? John: Get away!! You little savages! (Takes one by the wrist and shoves him) (All children yell) Nurse: What is going on here. John: Get them out!! What are they doing here anyway? Nurse: Being death conditioned. And you happen to be interfering greatly! Now please refrain or I will have you kicked out. Come along children. (leaves with the children) John: (paces for a little glancing at Linda. Finally kneels next to her bed) mother, please wake up. Linda: (stirs) Pope! John: no its me mother, its john, your son. Linda: (sits up violently) John! (starts to choke, dies) John: Nurse! Linda! Mother! NO! (nurse walks in) Help her!!! Nurse: would you quiet down! Remember, the children! John: To hell with the children!!!! Nurse: to where? Child 1: is she dead? Child 2: (pokes Linda) Child 1: Mr. Savage? Is this fat woman dead? John: (turns slowly and shoves both children over.)

[ clear stage. John is on a platform facing the audience. A crowd watches him] John: Friends, romans countrymen. Lend me your ears. (holds up soma) be free of you bondage! (throws soma, crowd yells, there is jeering) Be free!! Be Free! (continues in throwing soma (Bernard and helmoltz appear)  Bernard: What is going on here!!!  (authorities arrive and sedate the crowd. John continues to throw soma) Police man: would you all please come with me?  (Bernard, Helmholtz and john leave with police man)

Scene: Mustapha Mond, John, Bernard, and Helmholtz are at the Controller's office discussing World State affairs

Mustapha: So John, what is this i hear about you not liking civilization? John: Of course there are some nice things but eliminating beauty like //Othello// is horrible. Mustapha: The world is constantly changing and old, irrelevant books would be uncomprehnsible to the population. No one wants to suffer or endure pain so no one will feel love either. here, everyone is safe. Here, we have stability. We have sacrificed fine art and beauty for the feelies and obstacle golf. Everyone belongs to everyone. John: Well, why not just make everyone an Alpha then? Mustapha: Everyone has their place in society. Only Epsilons can do Epsilon semi-moron work. Each caste is conditioned to like their place. Our world would not work in sync if everyone was an Alpha. No degrading jobs would be done and orders would be disobeyed. It is like an iceburg, you only see one-ninth of the whole thing. It's strictly science. I was like you young men once. I questioned science, the enemy, and did unorthodox research. Helmholtz: What did you learn? What happened? Mustapha: I was nearly sent away to an island. Bernard: Is that what is going to happen to us? I can't be sent away! I did not do anything wrong! Oh Ford! (Three security gaurds lead Bernard away) Mustapha: Give him some soma. This is a different case then mine was. I was given a choice: to go to the islands or become a member of the Controller's Council, and eventually a Controller. I chose to embrace this lifestyle, and relinquished my happiness. But anyhow, which climate do you prefer? Tropical? Exotic? Helmholtz: I should choose a bad climate so that it may inspire me to write. But now I must check on Bernard. (He exits). Mustapha: Now John, have you ever read about God or religion? (He pulls out numerous religious texts, like the Bible) John: Why don't you show these to the population? Mustapha: He is old and now we have our Ford. He does not fit into our society, since we chose machinery and medicine. People are never alone, so they do not have time to think about God. Believing in God is like you are choosing the right to grow old and ugly, be unhappy, and have danger. Our conditioning gaurentees that society never feels or experiences any of this.