SCENE 1: MEAD HALL
(Party at King Hrothgar’s mead hall) Aeschere: Silence everyone
For the King has something to say. Hrothgar: Thank you, Aeschere. Last year, I swore to you all
that our victories shall be enjoyed in a hall one of beauty and might, such a dazzling sight
Now you see that my tales were not tall! (Applause)
Wealthow: You heard your King! Enjoy this feast
And celebrate till dawn
For victory is a hard-earned prize Through battle won with brawn
Soldier 1: Cheers to the beast we’ve slain Soldier 2: Cheers to our triumph again Soldier 3: And to the selfless sacrifice of our valiant men!
(Everyone cheers and eats)
(SUDDENLY, GRENDEL APPEARS) Peasants and soldiers:
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH- (Grendel wreaks havoc upon their celebration)
Soldiers: Slay the beast disturbing the feast
End the potential threat
Thrust your swords so endless hordes May be saved from certain death (Grendel kills the sldiers)
(Hrothgar and Wealthow escapes with the others
SCENE 2: KING HROTHGAR’S LAND (Grendel destroys the land)
(The King and Queen watch in horror) Wealthow: Oh who will save us from this terror that has befallen our land?
Hrothgar: Do not fear, my dear Wealthow, I understand
But I believe salvation will come to us They say he is mighty, brave, and strong They call him… BEOWULF.
Unferth: If I may be so bold, King Hrothgar Do not so easily believe in hearsay
Sure, the one to save us all will come In the proper time, maybe, but not today.
(Beowulf appears.)
Beowulf: I have come to end you, foul beast
Prepare, for your death comes – NOW! (Beowulf and Grendel battle via hand-to-hand combat)
(Grendel crawls away and dies) (Everyone appears and cheers)
Hrothgar: What is your name, he who has rid our land of the beast?
Beowulf: My name… is Beowulf! (everyone cheers)
Grendel’s mother: (in the distance) NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
SCENE 3: FRONT OF THRONE
Hrothgar: For being so brave to fight the beast And so courageous to make a leap
I, King Hrothgar, present these jewels And chests of treasures for you to keep
Beowulf: Thank you, King Hrothgar, for this treasure But what you did for my father has no measure So I thought if I must repay you in kind
Killing Grendel was what came to mind
Unferth: Bravo Beowulf, for your showmanship Has rid our land of the foul monster
But your display of strength was not needed To prove yourself a combat master
If I may boldly say so, I’d say you were showing off To boast of your impressive skill
When you could have so easily went With sword in hand and shield for the kill
Hrothgar: Silence Unferth! Show some gratitude There is no calling for that kind of attitude
Wealthow: My apologies, Beowulf, if Unferth seems rude A little envious perhaps, and a bit of a prude
(Unferth walks away)
Hrothgar: Tonight, the whole kingdom cheers For Beowulf has rid us of our fears
Endless food and endless beer To celebrate a deathless year! (Everyone applauds)
Aeschere: Three cheers for Beowulf and his success! (Everyone cheers and applauds)
(celebratory music plays)
Grendel’s Mother: (in the distance) Laugh all you want, you fools But the worst is yet to come
For I am merciless, vengeful My wrath will spare no one!
(Grendel’s mom barges in and kills Aeschere) Hrothgar: Aeschere, NO!
(Hrothgar attempts to fight Grendel’s mother, but she escapes) (lights on Beowulf)
Beowulf: King Hrothgar, I swear he will be avenged I will kill Grendel’s mother for this
Gather your best men so we can go to the swamplands and end this bloodshed once and for all!
SCENE 4: SWAMPLANDS
Beowulf: Tread this land with care
For here resides a beast fouler than the one I’ve slain. And if you shall stir her wrath
You may never be seen again. (Grendel’s mother appears)
Grendel’s mother: You dare come here, mortals After you have killed my son?
Beowulf: We have come to end the bloodshed once and for all. Get her!
(Proceed to beat the shit out of Grendel’s mother) Grendel’s mother: You haven’t seen the last of me.
Beowulf: I believe right now I have. (Grendel’s mother dies)
(Soldiers rejoice, and so does Beowulf) SCENE 5: FRONT OF THRONE
Hrothgar: It breaks my heart to say goodbye I have treated you as my own son
And you done a great service unto our land So why must you leave now?
Beowulf: Sad as it is, King Hrothgar, but I have to go I must return to my homeland
Should any danger arise in Geatland I might be of help there
(bro-fist)
Hrothgar: Very well, but know this You will always have a special place In the people’s hearts
They shall never forget your face (bro-fist x2)
SCENE 6: GEATLAND, 50 YEARS LATER And so for 50 years
Geatland lived without fear
For Beowulf stood watchful guard As King of their Danish land
But mayhem finds a way, it seems As the forces intent on ruining the peace Fueled with innocence and greed
Hatch a scheme and proceed To steal what is not theirs And stir an ancient wrath One that will forever ruin lives And lay destruction in its path
______________________________________________________________________ SCENE 7: BEOWULF’S THRONE
Soldier: King Beowulf our land… Beowulf: Not again.
SCENE 8: GEATLAND
(dragon continues wreaking havoc)
Beowulf: Dragon! You will pay for this destruction I shall fight you till my dying breath
(Dragon and Beowulf fight)
(Dragon bites Beowulf in neck, poisoning him) (Beowulf stabs dragon, killing it)
(Beowulf starts to die, lies on the ground, people cry around him) Beowulf: My fellow Geats, I bid you farewell
‘Twas an honor to have served you all Till my last breath.
Now my final wish is for me To be buried out at sea
So I would have had a noble death. (Beowulf dies)
Townspeople: The King is dead!
(Townspeople cry, bury him out at sea as he requested)
