Heart of Darkness and Fathers and Sons
A creative script depicting Conrad's Kurtz and Turgenev's Bazarov.Kurtz is sitting at a quaint Parisian cafe reading his paper. It is a gray and temperate afternoon. Behind the terrace vines on the cobblestone street in the background, a pretty woman is hit by a baker's van which proceeds to speed off in the other direction. Kurtz returns to his paper only to find Bazarov seated at his table. Kurtz: (quizzically) Hallo....(puts out his hand) Dr. Kurtz. Bazarov: (ignores the gesture)--Eugeny Vassilyitch--Look at that mess on the street. Kurtz: (puts down his paper entirely) (speaks in an indecipherable accent) Well, these things happen to pretty women all the time. They shouldn't be walking around in such free-spirited clothing. Why couldn't she have been wearing stylish and professional looking clothing? (matter-of-fact tone) The driver would have noticed her. Bazarov: What proof do you have exactly, indicating that the woman is able to afford such clothing? I saw no sign of wealth in her composure and appear-- Kurtz: --Are you implying that I am wearing this magnificent double-breasted silk suit because I
Bazarov: I see. Very clearly in fact. So while you are looking at my face, you are wondering why I haven't shaved in a few days, why my cumbersome black coat is filthy at the trim. You are probably assuming that I am a homeless bum. And so, you're only really paying half-attention to anything I have to say.
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Approximate Word count = 1640
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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