Project 21

              VANITY , WHAT IS THY PRICE?

hello... everyone, see you again. this time I will explain about Vanity, What is Thy Price let's listen. I hope everyone is happy

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Narrator : 

Madame Loisel was a pretty girl born into a poor family. She had no expectations  and she felt so trapped by her situation that she married a little clerk in a goverment office. Her tastes were simple because she had never been able to  afford any other, but she was as unhappy as though she had married beneath her  status; for women have no caste or class, their beauty, grace, and charm serving  them for birth or family. She suffered endlessly, feeling herself born for every delicacy and luxury. She suffered from the poorness of her house, from its bare  walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains.

 

Monsier Loisel :  Sweetheart, I have a surprise for you.

Madame Loisel :  Really, what is the surprise? 

Monsier Loisel :  See for yourself.

  

(He places the invitation on the table.) Swiftly she tears open the envelop and draws out a printed card and reads out.

 

"The Minister and Madame Ramponneau

request the pleasure of the company of

Monsieur and Madame Loisel

at the Ministry on the evening of Monday, January the eighteenth."

 

Monsier Loisel : Isn't it wonderful? 

Madame Loisel : What do you mean? What can I do with it?

 

Madame Loisel  : I have nothing suitable to wear to this glamorous occasion? 

Monsier Loisel   : Why... Why, you can wear your theater gown, of course. It's really quite suitable. 

Monsier Loisel : What's the matter? Why are you crying? 

Madame Loisel : I'll be humiliated in that old gown. It's so tattered and completely out of style. I can't go to the ball wearing that rag. 

Monsier Loisel   : There must be a way! How much do you think a suitable gown would cost, something very simple but elegant as well, of course.

Madame Loisel  : I’m not too sure, but maybe 400 francs.

Monsier Loisel   : I've been saving and I think I have just about 400 francs you could take it to buy a gown.

 

 

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Monsier Loisel : You make any dress come to life, my dear. How ravishing you look! 

Madame Loisel : [Pouting and whining]  But I'll be disgraced! 

Monsier Loisel : Disgraced? What can you possibly mean? You will be the most beautiful woman there.

Madame Loisel :  You just don't understand! It's so annoying! I don't have a single piece of jewelry to wear with my gown.

 

Monsier Loisel : There is one thing, one possibility that you've forgotten.

Madame Loisel : [Sniffs.]  What's that? 

Monsier Loisel : Your old classmate! Madame Jeanne Forestier! She is really well off. I'm sure she would be willing to lend you  some of her jewelry! 

Madame Loisel :  [Her sniffs turn into laughter and joy.]  Of course! I can borrow something suitable from Jeanne. Thank you, darling. 

Narrator :

Madame Loisel was absolutely smashing! 

She was prettier than any of the other women: elegant, graceful, smiling and wild with joy. Everyone noticed her, and her husband's boss seemed to want every dance with her!

 

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Madame Loisel : [Looking in mirror.] Oh my God! Oh no, oh no. I... I have... Oh my God, this can not happen! 

Monsier Loisel : What? What is it? 

Madame Loisel : I have lost Madame Forestier's necklace!

 

Monsier Loisel : It can't be true! It's impossible! 

Madame Loisel : Oh God, help us!

 

Monsier Loisel : It must be here somewhere. Necklaces don't just evaporate. 

Monsier Loisel : I shall go back on foot, over the entire route, to see whether or not I can find it. 

Madame Loisel :  Did you find it? Tell me! Did you? 

Monsier Loisel : [Remains silent] 

Madame Loisel : Did you find it or not? 

Monsier Loisel : I am afraid not 

 

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Narrator :

Madame Loisel didn't tell Madame Forestier that she lost her necklace and she chose to replace it. The replacement cost them everything. Madame Loisel came to know the ghastly life of abject poverty. Their previous life seemed downright luxurious compared to what they had now.

Monsier Loisel :  Matilda, my love. I have made the last payment on our debt. We have nothing left for ourselves, but at least we  are free from the loan of 20,000 francs. 

Madame Loisel : Free at last. 

Monsier Loisel :  Look! Isn't that Madame Forestier over there? You have not spoken to her since that day. Go talk to her 

Madame Loisel : Uh... Hello. Good day. 

Madame Forestier : You must have mistaken me for someone else. Excuse me please...

Madame Loisel : Jeanne, don't you recognize me? It's me, Matilda

Madame Forestier : Matilda? But it can't be. You look so worn and old.

Madame Loisel : No really, it's me. I've changed because I have had to endure ten hard years of manual labor, scrubbing floors  and taking in laundry.

Madame Forestier : My dear, what could have happened to make you do that? 

Madame Loisel : It was your necklace, or rather my desire to be elegant, that caused this. 

Madame Forestier : But how is that possible? I have the necklace. I wore it to the theater just the other night. 

Madame Loisel : The necklace you have is actually just a replacement. I'm afraid that I lost yours. We borrowed money to purchase a replacement and have spent the past ten years paying off the debt, but today, we have made the last payment. 

Madame Forestier : Ten years? Surely it could not have taken that long to pay off the amount needed to replace the necklace?

 

Madame Loisel : What do you mean?

Madame Forestier :  Mine was a fake; the replacement should have cost you nothing more than 500 francs. Oh, my poor, poor, dear Matilda.

Video Material About Vanity, What is Thy Price 

My Comments About The Drama On Mrs. Nur Blog 

After you read the script in your book:

1. Did the ending of the play surprise you? What kind of ending did you expect? Explain it down in the comment below!

= The end of the story which I want is the diamond which is given by madame forestier actually real so madame forestier will be gratefull for his life and he will start to help her husband to work hard. i thought the ending mademe loisel will tell the truth cause she and her husband doesnt have much money to buy a new neckless.

2. from the script from "Vanity, what is thy price". play the drama and record it with you classmates.

3. Have you ever borrowed something and lost it? How did you try to find it? Write it in your blog!

= I once borrowed something from my friend. But I never lost it. Because when I borrow something I will keep it from being lost, because it is not mine. 

However, if suddenly I lose what I borrowed, I will try to find it until I find it. If not found, I will replace the item I borrow with a new one.

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