Diamonds Monologue Essay

Prologue
Narrator: It was a cold harsh winter day, the wallows devoid of people, the world blindingly white. It was the middle of nowhere where a man lays. Gaunt. Feverish. Alone. It was here where our tragedy begins. It is here where our tragedy ends.
Act 1 Scene 1
[Curtains open to a man laying on the ground.]
[Enter Man]
Man: Where am I?

Narrator: The man had waken up, his senses now unflagging. Groping around, he jostled against something. A cadaver of the man he had been traveling with. He used to travel in a group of 6. Now he was the only one left. He had enough rations to last him another month, but had forgotten where he had come from and had lost his sense of direction. He went on moving for the day and never stopped. By nightfall he plummeted to the

Adam: What are you talking about? I don’t have any diamonds.

Jessica: Haven’t you seen your backpack and the blue gems attached to it?

Adam: You mean that blue stuff? Those… are diamonds?

Jessica: Yeah, and before you know it, one of them will come out of nowhere and snatch em.

Adam: Well how should I go about things?

Jessica: I could always hide them for you. I know every inch of the village

[Enter Nick]

Nick: Don’t trust her. She once scammed another village for 1,000 dollars. As soon as you hand her the diamonds she’s gonna run off to the nearest town and spend em. There is a vault a couple of miles off here. I’d be willing to take them there for you. And, if you want to make sure they arrive, you can come with me.

Adam: Neither of you will receive my diamonds yet. If you really want them, you are going to have to work for it.

[Exeunt]
Act 1 Scene 4
Narrator: Adam was being treated like a king. He decided to use this to his advantage by promising them the diamonds. However he always kept them out of their reach. While he was having the time of his life, the villagers were plotting against him.

[Enter Spike, Eliza,