Drama
Task
1 : Read or listen to the following play
being read. It is a different version of the fairy tale Rara Anteng and Jaka Seger. In this version, things are rather
different to the original.
Scene 1:
(Narrator, FX, Fairytale
Voice, Jaka Seger, Rara Anteng, Guard)
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Narrator
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Have
you ever wondered why they named Tengger
to the people living around Bromo
mountain?
Have you ever heard the story about Rara Anteng and Jaka Seger? Well, there
have been many stories about it but this one can be different and you should
watch until the end…
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FX
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SOFT
COURTLY MUSIC
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Fairytale Voice
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Once
upon a time there was a handsome monk who lived in a temple near a forest.
One day, when he was doing meditation, a beautiful princess came with her
troops. She wanted to ask for a drink.
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Narrator
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Well,
now, let’s get the facts straight. Jaka Seger was not handsome. Oh, he was a
monk all right. He lived in a temple with the other ten or eleven monks and
they went to the village once a week to get charity.
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Jaka Seger
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(doing
meditation under an big tree)
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Narrator
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When
he was doing that, his mind went everywhere.
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Jaka Seger
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That’s
not true! I’m always focusing on God. Ladies and gentlemen, don’t trust her.
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FX
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NOISE
OF RUNNING HORSES
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Narrator
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Then
a group of hunters came. The leader was a beautiful princess. She wore a
crown made of bottles’ cap.
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Rara Anteng
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(staying
on her horse) Guard, ask for some water to the monk.
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Guard
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(coming
and bending) Alright, Your Highness… (going away)
(coming
to Jaka Seger and bending) Hello, excuse me….
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Jaka Seger
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(no
response)
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Guard
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(waving
hand) Hello…. (sighing) Hello…. (desperately going back to Rara Anteng and
then bending) I’m sorry, Your Highness, he didn’t answer me.
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Rara Anteng
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(thinking)
Alright, I’ll go by myself. Wait here. (Getting off of the horse and walking
to Jaka Seger. (Standing in front of the monk and folding hands together) Oh,
what a beautiful bird that is! (looking at the big tree as if there was a
bird)
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Jaka Seger
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(listening
to the lady’s voice, slowly opened his eyes)
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Rara Anteng
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(bending
down and then sat down on her knees facing the monk) Here you are, now give
us some water or I’ll…
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Jaka Seger
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Or
I’ll what? (calmly voice)
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Rara Anteng
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Aren’t
you afraid of me? Don’t you know who I am?
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Jaka Seger
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Does
it matter to you? I don’t care who you are!
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Rara Anteng
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Well,
let me tell you, I’m the daughter of King Brawijaya! Now what are you going
to do? Huh?
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Jaka Seger
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(Standing)
look, I don’t care! You can have some water from the well over there
(pointing to a well) and never disturb my meditation again, you spoilt
princess!
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Narrator
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So
the troop took some water from the well and continued their journey. After
their first meeting, Rara Anteng could not forget the monk. She kept thinking
about him. Then she planned to see Jaka Seger by herself. It took half a day
to get to the temple. Unfortunately, she could not see Jaka Seger because he
went to other village for three days. So she went home and stayed in her room
for days. Thinking of the monk made her ill. The king had called some doctors
but they couldn’t cure her.
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Scene
2
(narrator,
FX, Rara Anteng, Jaka Seger, Fairytale voice, head of monks)
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Fairytale voice
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Rara
Anteng’s condition was getting worse. Now she could only lie down on her bed.
King Brawijaya worried about it. He called for the monks to pray for her.
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King Brawijaya
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I love
my daughter very much, ladies and gentlemen. I don’t want her to be dying
like this. Please pray for her just in case that Lord might take her soul
sooner.
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Head of Monks
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Your
Majesty, we will pray so that Princess Rara Anteng can get better… (bending)
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Jaka Seger
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Excuse
me, Your Majesty, could I see her for a while? Perhaps, I can do something to
cure her…(bending)
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King Brawijaya
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(silent
for a moment) Please do, sir. At this moment, any medication won’t change
anything.
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FX
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SOFT
AND MELANCHOLY MUSIC
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Jaka Seger
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(bending
and going inside) Your Highness, can you hear me? (touching Rara Anteng’s
hand) I’m Jaka Seger, the handsome monk. We met a month ago.
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Rara Anteng
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(talking
quietly with eyes closed) Don’t pretend to be the man I love, the man who had
yelled at me, but I really miss him, the man who stole my heart.
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Jaka Seger
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(smiling
widely, knowing that the princess actually pretended to be ill) Oh, what a
long sentence you made, you desperate lady…
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Rara Anteng
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(looking
at Jaka Seger) Stop playing tricks on me! I won’t wake up and satisfy those
people. Go away… I don’t want to see you again (looking other side)
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Jaka Seger
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How
can you say that? I travelled many miles to see you here and now you’re
sending me away? Oh, princess, don’t you want to know how difficult it is to
be a monk. I may not touch any girl, although I like her very much, although
I really love her, although I spent many nights on thinking of her,
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Rara Anteng
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Stop…
I can’t stand it anymore. You know I looked for you but you were never there.
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Jaka Seger
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(sighing)
I am desperate and lonely. I need love but I can’t have one. I’m a monk. I
shouldn’t marry any lady.
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Rara Anteng
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I can
ask! (stepped down from the bed and walked out)
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Jaka Seger
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(smiling)
Now she’ll be fine.
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Narrator
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Not
yet, brother.
Rara
Anteng went to see her father, king Brawijaya to ask for his permission. She
told him that she really wanted to marry Jaka seger.
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King Brawijaya
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You
should not marry him, he’s a monk! A noble lady shall never marry a monk.
Their marriage will be cursed.
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Rara Anteng
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…but,
father, I can never live without him. He’s always in my mind all of the time.
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King Brawijaya
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No, my
dear daughter. You have to listen to my words. Get in and I’ll get you a
prince to marry.
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FX
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SAD
MUSIC
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Narrator
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Rara
Anteng was so sad. She got in and packed some clothes. She told her loyal
nanny to prepare a horse for her.
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Task 2 : Answer the following questions
1.
What
does the word ‘spoilt’ mean? Why is this a good label for Rara Anteng?
2. What was Jaka Seger
doing when Rara Anteng and the troops came?
3. What are the
personalities of Rara Anteng?
4. Was Rara Anteng really
sick? Give your reason.
5.
Why
did Rara Anteng pack her clothes in?
Task 3 : complete the sentences below. Use the words
in the box to help you.
1.
I
think the princess is……………………..because ………………………………………….
2. I think Jaka Seger
is………………………….because…………………………………….....
3. I think King Brawijaya
is……………………..because………………………………………
4. I think
…………………………………………………………………………………………
5.
I
think………………………………………………………………………………………….
Task 4 : write down what you think happen next. Use
these questions to help you to plan.
Where
will the princess go? Who
will she meet?
How
will she survive? Will
the king send some guards to pick her up?
Investigations
You can
find out more about a character in a text by looking at :
·
How
he or she speaks
·
What
he or she does
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