General Art A Murderer's Regret

[Ganondork]

Hey there guys. So my drama teacher decided that writing a stage play over Winter Break would be fun. I decided to start ahead of time, found a website that helps me write in stage play format, and I've been working on it already. I'm going to be posting chapters - or in this case, scenes - as I write them. Hope you enjoy it.

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ACT I

Scene 1​

Two men in separate prison cells speak to the other through the bars. Neither can see the other, but can hear the other's voice clearly in the otherwise silent hallway.

PRISONER 1:
How long have you been in here?

PRISONER 2:
I lost count years ago.

PRISONER 1:
What'd you do to be here for so long?

PRISONER 2:
Terrible things. Things you couldn't imagine. But those days are over for me. I'm a new man, changed by the word of the Lord.

PRISONER 1:
How touching.

PRISONER 2:
Not a religious man, eh?

PRISONER 1:
You could say that.

(Pauses)

I've heard stories about this place - bad things.

PRISONER 2:
What kind of things?

PRISONER 1:
Men going crazy and killing themselves. What do they do to prisoners in here for that to happen?

PRISONER 2:
It's not the guards that drive these men over the edge, but their own guilt. Only murderers, rapists, kidnappers - the nice folk - come here. Some say that the people they killed talk to them. I don't believe in any of that; that's crazy talk.

PRISONER 1:
So you think it's all in their head?

PRISONER 2:
Do you see ghosts walking these halls?

(Chuckles to self)

Don't be so serious. You better learn to be smarter with your words 'round here.

The two men look towards the hall, noticing two guards escorting a man in handcuffs. They open the cell directly in front of PRISONER 2 and toss him in, locking it behind him.

PRISONER 2:
Greetings, stranger. Got a name?

WILL:
It's Will.

PRISONER 2:
What're you in for?

WILL:
First degree murder.

 

[Hero of Time]

Pretty good so far. It's a rather basic intro, but the characters' personalities have already been portrayed well through the dialogue, so it looks like it should progress nicely.

 

[Ganondork]

ACT 1

Scene 2​

WILL looks out the window in his jail cell, PRISONER 1 and PRISONER 2 asleep. He is unaware of the other person in his jail cell.
JOHN:
I hope you're happy with yourself.

WILL:

(Turns to face JOHN)

I thought you were dead - I killed you. I saw you die. I'm here because of you.

(Clenches fists)

JOHN:
I am dead.

(Disappears, reappearing behind WILL)

WILL:
(Turns to face JOHN)

What do you want from me?

JOHN:
I didn't come here by myself. I'm here because you; you brought me here. I want to know why.

WILL:
I don't want you here. You're free to leave anytime you want.

JOHN:

(Pauses)

Why did you do it?

WILL:
Why did I do it? Because you were everything I wanted to be. Do you know what it's like to see your life fall apart while another is achieving your dreams? Do you know how it feels?

(Whispers)

It doesn't feel good. It hurt. It hurt a lot.

JOHN:
So you killed me? You killed every dream that I had? Any hopes of a family? You took away my life so you could feel better about yourself?

WILL:
I didn't know this would happen.

JOHN:
You didn't think you'd be caught?

WILL:
I'm sorry.

JOHN:
No. You're sorry that you were caught.

WILL:
What do you want me to say?

JOHN:
I want you to tell me the truth. What could justify your actions? What makes you worthy to survive, and me unfit to live?

WILL:
I don't have the answer to that, John.

JOHN:
It's as though I knew you would say that to me.

JOHN exits, leaving WILL alone. WILL looks over at PRISONER 2, who's still asleep. He heaves a sigh and walks to his bed, trying to go to sleep.

WILL:
I must be going mad.