THE GOLDEN APPLE OF DISCORD

First Scene:

Narrator (Marise): Once upon a time, long ago, Queen Hecuba of Troy had
a dream. The queen was pregnant at the time, eagerly awaiting the birth of
her first child. But one night she dreamed that she gave birth to a flaming
torch.
Queen Hecuba (Elize): My love, I have something to tell you.
King Priam (Luz): What is it,My love?
Queen Hecuba (Elize): I dreamed that I gave birth to a flaming torch.
Narrator (Marise): When she told her husband, King Priam, he became
worried and called upon his eldest son, Aesacus, the seer, to tell him the
meaning
King Priam (Luz): We have to call my eldest son Aesacus, to ask him whats
the meaning of your dream is.

Second Scene:

King Priam (Luz): Aesacus, My Queen Hecuba had a dreamed about giving
birth to a flaming torch. We want to know what the meaning of her dreamed
is.
Aesacus (Standee voice of Alyssa): Your new born Son will be the downfall of
Troy. He must be killed to save our people.
Third Scene:

Narrator (Phine): And so when the baby boy, named Paris, was born, Hecuba
and Priam looked into his eyes and fought against their fears. They knew they
must destroy him, but they could not bear to do it.
*sound of crying baby*
* Hecuba and King Priam tinitignan yung bata. May takot sa mga mata.*

Fourth Scene:

Narrator (Marise): King Priam called upon his chief herdsman, Agelaus, to do
the
deed.
King Priam (Luz): Agelaus, I command you take away my son Paris to Mt. Ida.
Narrator(Marise): Agelaus carried the baby to desolate Mount Ida. Once
there, he shrank from the task. He could not kill this baby, and so he left tiny
Paris there, alone, in the wilderness, certain to perish but that night a bear
came upon the baby and took pity on him. She kept him safe through the
night. In the morning, when Agelaus returned for the body, he found the boy
alive and safe. He took this as a sign: The boy was meant to live and so, in
secret, Agelaus took Paris to his home to rear the boy as his own son.

*Pasok si Luz*

Paris grew up to be a regal young man, beautiful, intelligent and

wise, beloved by women and men alike. He often pitted his prize bull
against the bulls of other men.
 One day, he offered a challenge: His bull would fight anyone's bull
to a battle. The winner would receive a golden crown.
When Ares, the god of war, heard this, he transformed himself into a
bull and accepted the challenge. Naturally, Ares easily won, and
Paris proved how fair he was when he readily awarded Ares the
crown.
It was in this way that the gods came to understand that Paris was a
man who kept his word, and this is how he came to be the judge for
one of the most extraordinary contests ever waged.

Fifth Scene:Thetis (Alyssa) and Peleus (Phine) Wedding

Narrator (Ate Elize): On Olympus, home of the gods, Zeus planned a wedding
feast for the sea nymph, Thetis, and her beloved, the mortal Peleus. Zeus
invited all the gods and goddesses but one, Eris. This is because wherever Eris,
the goddess of discord, went, she brought only chaos and misery.
Zeus (Luz): Do you both pledge to share your lives openly with one another,
and to speak the truth in love? Do you promise to honor and tenderly
care for one another, cherish and encourage each other, stand together,
through sorrows and joys, hardships and triumphs for all the days of your
lives?
Thetis & Peleus (Phine & Mahal): I Do
Zeus (Luz): Go now in peace and live in love, sharing the most precious gifts
you have- the gifts of your lives united. And may your days be long on this
earth. I now pronounce you husband and wife.
Six ScPene:

Narrator (Alyssa): But Eris learned of the feast, and she was furious. In the
midst of the wedding merriment, she stormed into the great hall and flung a
golden apple into the crowd. The apple was inscribed with the word kallisti,
meaning "for the fairest."
*Dadating si Eris dala yung apple*
Eris (Marise): I am Eris, the goddess of strife, discord, contention and rivalry.

Seventh Scene:

Narrator (Mahal): Naturally, every goddess rushed forward to claim the fruit.
Soon they were arguing and fighting over the apple, but by the end of this
chaotic battle, only three goddesses remained: Aphrodite, the goddess of
beauty; Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war; and Hera, Zeus' wife, the
goddess of women and marriage.
*Pag- aagawan yung apple. Mag kakagulo lahat ng goddesses At matitira
yung tatlo*

Eighth Scene:

Narrator (Alyssa): The three goddesses turned to Zeus:

Aphrodite (Marise): You must choose who gets the golden apple
Athena (Phine): Which of us is the fairest of all?"
Narrator (Alyssa): Zeus understood that no matter which woman he selected,
the other two would create terrible grief. And so, he decreed that the matter
would be decided by the fairest judge in the land.
Zeus (Luz): The shepherd Paris of Troy will select the fairest goddess.

Ninth Scene:
Narrator (Mahal): Zeus instructed his son, Hermes the messenger, to lead the
goddesses to Mount Ida. When Hermes explained the task, Paris could not
refuse. No one refused a command from Zeus. And so, he stood before the
goddesses, carefully inspecting each one, wondering how he could possibly
decide.The goddesses began to offer bribes.

Tenth Scene:

Hera (Ate Elize): "I can make you king of Europe and Asia. "Select me and
you will be among the most powerful men on earth."
Athena(Phine): "I will give you wisdom, and I shall make you the finest warrior
who ever lived."
Aphrodite(Marise): "Paris, I offer you the most enticing gift of all. I offer you
love. Helen of Sparta, the most beautiful mortal woman in the world, will fall in
love with you. I will make certain she cannot resist your charms."

Eleventh Scene:

Narrator (Luz): Helen was famous for her great beauty, and for many years
she had suitors of extraordinary ability -- men of strength and wisdom and
power. It was her father, Tyndareus, chose her King Meneleus of Sparta as
Helens husband.
When Helen and Menelaus married, Tyndareus extracted a promise from all
those former suitors, demanding that they protect and defend his daughter's
marriage to King Menelaus forever. Each of the suitors vowed they would
always defend this marriage.
But there on Mount Ida, Paris could not resist Aphrodite's offer. He handed
Eris' golden apple to her.

Twelfth Scene:

Paris (Luz): Aphrodite I chose you to owned this golden apple of discord.
Aphrodite (Marise): Laughing *nang iinis na tawa!*

Thirteenth Scene:

Narrator (Phine): And when he raided the house of King Menelaus and stole
Helen away to Troy, he received Aphrodite's gift of Helen's love.
*HELEN AND PARIS TUMATAKAS. (act)*

Fourteenth Scene:

Narrator (Ate Elize): The moment King Menelaus discovered his queen was
gone, he called upon all her former suitors. Every one stepped forward and
vowed to return Helen to Sparta, no matter what that took. The land of Troy
would be destroyed!
King Meneleus (Standee Phine): call all helens former suitors and, tell them
to bring back Helen to Troy. If they did not want to return Helen the land
of Troy will be destroyed!!!!! (ANGRY*)
Narrator (Ate Elize) :And so, it was all because of Eris and the golden
apple that the long and terrible Trojan War began.
*MARISE arte sa gitna*

END

CAST

LUZ as King Priam, Zeus and Paris

JOSEPHINE as Peleus, Athena and King Meneleus
ALYSSA MAE as Thetis and Helen of Sparta
ELIZE as Queen Hecuba and Hera
NINA MARISE as Aphrodite and Eris