Thursday, March 13, 2008

Aroha-The Pouhutakawa tree by Bruce Mason (Drama Extract)

Just sitting there the lady demanded attention. Her bulging eyes were intense and filled my suspicious wonders with truth. She had seen many scenes like this and controlled every word from every single mouth. How could she do it with such dignity and pride? She was so respected and honoured by all her people yet they feared her actions and words that seemed to always revolve around her and her god. She laced her hands on her lap and had a posture as straight as a ruler. Her eyes were knowledgeable and carried many questions and worries of the land. What was she thinking? One could only imagine the pain and suffering deposited in her heart. She had fought for her land and people and still people try to pull her down. As she started her speech her wrinkles seeped through her cheeks and her eyes glistened with superiority. She talked with confidence and truth although I could hear the under tones in her voice that consisted of worry and heart break. Could she lead her people to victory or would she go down with them and loose the battle for everyone. A strong woman she was but many people thought of her as too proud. Although she was short she was noted tall because of her big hopes and power over our land.


I was inspired To write about this character as It will help me in Drama as well.I think that Aroha is a very complex and interesting role to play and i wanted to expand my knowledge of her inside and out.

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