英语话剧剧本：10人英语话剧剧本-LOHENGRIN

 　　Summary:

　　Lohengrin, The Knight¹ of Swan. Once save the Princess Elsa of brabant from Frederick of Telramund who accused Lisa of murdering her brother, Gottfried. Actually Gotifried was poisoned by Telrarmund's wife, Ortrud, and became a swan. Later, Lohengrin defeated Telrarmund in a fight to prove Elsa sinnocence. With the King's promise. Lohengrin would marry Elsa on the condition that she never seeked to know who he was. And where he came from. By instilling² the poison of doubt into Elsa's mind. Ortrude made Elsa break her promise and questioned to Lohengrin. So the Swan-boat carried Lohengrin back to the Grail castle.

　　ACT I

　　Elsa : Gottfried, stop playing any more. It is time to study.

　　Gottfried: Ok. My dear elder sister. I'll come back soon. (Elsa retired³. Ortrud enters).

　　Ortrud: Hi, Gottfried, are you playing alone?

　　Gottfried: What's matter with you?

　　Ortrud: This is a special drink. Would you like to drink?

　　Gottfried: How wonderful. Let me try, please. Mnnn, it is delicious. I feel something wrong.

　　Ortrud: (She pretends to be nervous.) You look serious.

　　Gottfried: Oh, my head...my hand...my leg....(He falls down.)

　　Ortrud: Ha, ha, ha. You stupid child. When you wake up, you will be a swan. Then I'll accuse Elsa of the murder of her brother. All the fortune is mine.(Ortrud retires. Swan dances.)

　　Elsa: Gottfried, Gottfried, where are you? Don't play tricks.

　　Maiden⁴: Princess, we cannot find Little Prince. What should we do?

　　Elsa: I don't know. I'm worried about his safety.

　　Maiden: Prince, don't worry. I'm sure that Little Prince will be safe and sound.

　　Elsa: I hope so.

　　ACT II

　　Telramund Your Majesty⁵, what are you looking at?

　　King I am looking at the beautiful scene. Telramund, who is the landlord here?

　　Telramund Duke Brabant, the landlord, died a few years ago. He had a daughter and a son, Elsa and Gottfried. A few days ago, something happened terrible.

　　Ortrud The greedy sister, Elsa, murdered his younger brother for the fortune and the kingdom of the Brabant. What a shame!

　　Queen Maybe it is a rumor⁶.

　　King Telramund, is it true?  Tell Elsa I want to see her.

　　Herald⁷ Princess Elsa arrives.

　　King Elsa, are you the daughter of Duke Brabrant?

　　Elsa Yes, your Majesty.

　　King Did you murder your brother Gottfried for his forture and kingdom?

　　Elsa I am aware of the accusation⁸ brought against me. How could I murder my brother?

　　Telramund Elsa, how do you prove you are innocent?

　　Queen Be quiet. Let her prove it herself.

　　Maiden Princess Elsa, speak.

　　Elsa God knows I am innocent. The Knight of God will come to prove it in the midnight.

　　Ortrud Do you think the Knight of God will come for you, evil girl?

　　Telramund Should he come, I'll fight with him.

　　King Ok. If the Knight of God comes in the midnight, Telramund will fight with him. (All retired. Elsa prays in the midnight.)

　　(In a court)

　　Herald Your Majesty, a person outside calls himself the Swan Knight. He wants to see you.

　　King Bring him in.

　　Lohengrin Here I am, Your Majesty. I come here to prove Elsa innocent.

　　King Under the name of God, I announce the fighting begins.

　　Herald Gentlemen, the fighting begins.

　　(They fight and Telramund gets hurts.)

　　King I claim that the Knight wins. Elsa is innocent. Telramund is condemned⁹ to execution¹⁰.

　　Elsa My dear Knight, thanks for helping¹¹ me.

　　Lohengrin Dear Princess, you are rich in beauty. Every night I dream of you. From the first day I saw your smile face, I knew that we would be together forever. Are you willing to marry me? (Music arises.) But for some reason don't ask me what my name is.

　　Elsa Well, yes. I will never to know who you are. , as long as you love me. I will marry you and serve you forever.

　　Act III

　　(Elsa is reading in a room when Ortrud enters.)

　　Ortrud Let me put the poison of doubt into Elsa's mind. Elsa, where is your dear Protector? Will you like to know who he is and where he comes from?

　　Maiden Princess, don't break down your faith.

　　Ortrud Poor girl, your Knight is cheating you. To tell the truth, if he lcves you, he will tell you his name and everything about him.

　　Elsa It sounds right. Why doesn't he tell me?

　　(Ortrud and the maiden retire.)

　　Lohengrin Dear Princess, I am beloved and loved again, like bewitched by the charm¹² of looks. Princess, what are you thinking about?

　　Elsa As far as I know, every lover knows each other deeply. Won't you please tell me who you are?

　　Lohengrin Dear Princess, you break your promise not to ask me what my name is. Now I must leave.

　　(Teiramund rushes out and gets killed.)

　　Elsa Believe me, my love. I don't mean to hurt you. Please forgive me.

　　Lohengrin: Parting is such sweet sorrow. Before I leave, I'll do one thing for you. (Swan dances, then Gottfreid appears).

　　Elsa Lohengrin, Lohengrin, please don't go.

　　Lohengrin Farewell, Princess. So long as I live in the world, I'll love you forever.

　　Elsa Lohengrin, Lohengrin....(Lohengrin retires.) Why don't you listen to my explanation? Why don't you forgive me? Everything is too late. (Elsa kills herself.)

　　(Gottfried rises slowly from the back.)

　　Gottfried Elsa, Elsa. Wake up. I am back. Elsa, Elsa. (He cries loudly.)

　　The End

1 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

2 instilling   

v.逐渐使某人获得（某种可取的品质），逐步灌输( instil的现在分词 )；逐渐使某人获得（某种可取的品质），逐步灌输( instill的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Make sure your subordinates understand your sense of urgency and work toward instilling this in allsubordinates. 确保你的下属同样具备判断紧急事件的意识，在工作中潜移默化地灌输给他们。 来自互联网

3 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

4 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。

5 majesty   

n.雄伟，壮丽，庄严，威严；最高权威，王权

参考例句：

• The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
• Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下，您必须赶快做出决定！

6 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

7 herald   

vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎

参考例句：

• In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
• Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。

8 accusation   

n.控告，指责，谴责

参考例句：

• I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
• She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。

9 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

10 execution   

n.死刑，实行，执行，履行，演奏，表演

参考例句：

• The musician's execution was perfect,but he played without feeling.演奏者的技巧完美，但他演奏得毫无感情。
• His original idea was good,but his execution of the scheme was disastrous.他的设想很好，但实行起来却糟糕透顶。

11 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

12 charm   

vt.使着迷，使陶醉；n.招人喜欢之处，魅力

参考例句：

• With all imperfections the short play has a real charm.尽管有不少缺欠，这出小戏仍颇具魅力。
• He could resist her charm no longer.他再也抗拒不住她的魅力。