The Resurrection - A Short Play

by Roberto Diego

The Resurrection is a play of symbols. Adam and Eve, as I have portrayed them, are young and heroic people learning to deal with a Paradise and God that are hostile to them. There is no chance of life for them. Everything which is natural to them is cut off, given no chance for fruition. They sense, this, they feel the vacuum in their own souls, and they are uncertain as to how to deal with it. The man/woman relationship suffers as it must under such strains; independence is too essential to it. But to expect man and woman to turn their own natural moral natures against themselves for the sake of a blind and inconsiderate God is too much for them, in all their honesty, to accept. The complete play is below.

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For

CYNTHIA MARIE

And

DAWN MICHELLE

The Resurrection As A Humanitarian Play

I am a humanitarian. I have always considered myself such; but I must explain the full, complete meaning of the word "humanitarian." A humanitarian is not someone who feeds and clothes the poor. He is not someone who spends his time looking for souls to redeem for heaven. He is not a sore-searching medic. Certainly such people have been called �humanitarian", but if we look closely at what they do, we will see that they cannot possibly deserve the title.

The commonly designated humanitarians deal only with certain types of human beings. One might say they are near-sighted when it comes to human benevolence. Their basic philosophy of altruism blinds them to the fact that they deserve to be considered haters of man. The poor are certainly poor; this fact cannot be denied. But they are only one part of mankind.

Those with exclusive concern for the poor must learn to hate the rich and middle-class. The rich don't need help. The middle-class must be conned into submission, into feeling guilty for the plot of the poor. Therefore, they must learn their own basic evil, so thinks the commonly regarded "humanitarian." Further, those whose souls need redemption must be taught and convinced that they are evil. Every shred of independence must be droned out of them. They must be taught faith. And finally, the sore-searcher cannot help anyone who is healthy.

All of these people focus their own brand of love upon those who lack initiative, character, self-sufficiency and good health. They totally ignore, in the spiritual sense, those who do not need their help, because they have nothing to offer them. Indeed, they often come to hate them, deride them for possessing such qualities, although they don't often say so openly. And yet, they must also harbor some sort of resentment against the poor low-lifers, those who both refuse and accept their help.

Indeed, their own brand of love contains a conglomeration of many types of hate. If one were to discard the altruistic notions of self-sacrifice; if one were to stop demanding self-sacrifice of every man, woman, and child on earth; if one were to realize that self-sacrifice is not a virtue, but an indecent insult to man, one would be able to develop a new understanding of just what is a true humanitarian.

A proper emphasis on mankind rests on the recognition that man is a being of volition, a being of action, and a being of Life. Everything about man is designed for success. He has a more than adequate mind, if he chooses to use it. He has a more than adequate body, if he chooses to exert it. But the choice belongs to every human being; it cannot be made by anyone else for him. An acceptance of man�s nature can lead one to realize just what is good, and noble and human about man. It can lead one to the realization that the only significant thing about an individual man is the manner and extent to which he uses his mind.

Why insult man with a "vile" nature when his is not vile by nature? Why exhort man to sacrifice when that sacrifice destroys his ability to live and his respect for man. Why offer him a philosophy of self-denial when there is nothing evil about man to deny? All that our so-called humanitarians offer to men is a chance to die, since their philosophy demands that they kill, or never light, or never discover that fire which is so much a part of man's nature, the dignity which comes from possessing a self-sufficient character.

A true lover of man does not riot against the rich, he does not preach fire and brimstone, and he does not become a doctor in some savage wilderness. A true lover of man becomes a successful businessman or woman, becomes an intellectual who uses his intellect, or a doctor with a thriving practice. A true lover of man accepts the full spectrum of humanity and expects others to live up to the requirements of human dignity. He does not hate the poor or sick. Through his success and example, he does much to eliminate poverty and sickness. Through him flow life, hope and the only possibility of love by man for man.

A so-called �humanitarian� is not a lover of mankind. He does not create success. He doesn't know how. He needs poverty and sickness in order to exist, in order to feel that he is vital. He does not want men to think, or he would have taught them logic long ago. He does not want men to be successful, or he would have sent them to school. All he wants is regimentation; flocks of sheep following his every whim and loving him for helping them become nothing. He does not want their bodies; he only wants their souls.

An artist in a free country has a grave responsibility. He cannot, in all conscience, write according to the fashion of the time. He must be a challenger of accepted notions when those notions are based in falsehood.

THE RESURRECTION, as Jesse F. Knight has so well understood, is a play of symbols. Adam and Eve, as I have portrayed them, are young and heroic people learning to deal with a Paradise and God that are hostile to them. There is no chance of life for them. Everything that is natural to them is cut off, given no chance for fruition. They sense this, they feel the vacuum in their own souls, and they are uncertain as to how to deal with it. The man/woman relationship suffers as it must under such strains; independence is too essential to it. But to expect man and woman to turn their own natural moral natures against themselves for the sake of a blind and inconsiderate God is too much for them, in all their honesty, to accept. They would rather die outright than live their lives dying.

Certainly, we do not know in detail how the legend of Adam and Eve developed. My view is that Adam is a symbol for the earth and Eve a symbol for the moon. Early man must have been motivated to develop myths around these celestial bodies and their movements at one time must have been extremely important sources of metaphysical, moral and esthetic legendary material. The culmination of those materials involved the anthropomorphism that lead to Adam being considered the first man and Eve the first woman. My goal here is not to remain consistent with these symbols as they have evolved but to bring them into modern times, to show how inapplicable to man (as we know him today) are the ideas that revolve around the early myths.

Why did I choose the legend of Adam and Eve? There is such a vacuum in our symbolic literature that I cannot let it go uncontested. So much of what we are given is inappropriate to us. So much is so inhuman so ritualized and damning of man. The conflicts of early man are not the conflicts of man with God but the conflicts of God with man, conflicts that demand that man deny everything about himself in order that ineffable God be appeased. The symbols of the first man and the first woman, although not necessarily representative of historical people, help us, to understand that which is basic, first about man. They can be guides for understanding the more complicated men and women we are. They help us see things in essential ways. The choice for Adam was between a life of ritualized imitation that has characterized most of man�s history and a life of freedom, self-creation and achievement that unfortunately was stillborn in the Greek philosophers. We are back, symbolically, to the battle of the collective against the individual.

In fact, God is the ultimate symbol, the one that doesn't fit with man and his nature. God is the ultimate authority in the field of morality, and he is portrayed as such in my play. And when my Adam says, "I know what I must do," I am symbolically saying, as a humanitarian, that the only proper moral authority for man is reason.

Perhaps the history of the world would have been nobler had the legend been written in this way.

THE RESURRECTION

THE CHARACTERS

ADAM

EVE

THE VOICE OF GOD

Time

THE BEGINNING

Place

THE GARDEN OF EDEN

TO THE DIRECTOR

Very young people should play the characters of Adam and Eve, preferably in their mid to late teens. The director should make certain that the parts are played in such a way as to convey youth and innocence of a quiet and wise nature. Every effort should be made to ensure that every shred of cynicism or bitterness is absent from the portrayals. The innocence should remain a part of the characters throughout the play, but the wisdom should blend with and become a quiet certainty once they have decided to eat from the Tree. Adam's anger in the last scene should not be portrayed neurotically, but self-righteously.

Setting A clearing in a garden. Several fruit-bearing trees stand in the background and clusters of brightly colored flowers throughout. The background to the left has a large white rock. The scene is dark when the curtain rises. After a moment, a spotlight hits Adam who is lying on the floor. After another moment, he awakens and stands.

Adam What is this? (The lights go on.) What is everything? I do not know. There is so much surrounding me...me? What is me? This is me. I am. Yes, that is certain. I know that I am, and I am here among all that I see. Ah Ha! I am. (He dances and laughs.) I am! I am! (He stops, bewildered.) But what am I? (He moves to a tree, touches it, and then touches himself) I am not like this, (he looks around the garden) nor that, nor that, nor that. I am not like anything I see. But I must know what I am. (He moves toward the rock and sits upon it.) To know what I am, I must think.

The Voice of God No! (Adam stands suddenly.) Thou shalt not think. I did not put you upon this earth to think. You are Adam, a man, created by me, your Ruler. I am the Father and Master of the Universe, and you have nothing that is yours. You are within my garden, upon my earth, and of my Universe. This Earth, My domain, is where I have placed you. Creature, you must know that within my Universe, only I think. You are only to obey. Do you understand?

Adam Yes, Master. I am truly sorry. Please forgive me. I am young and have much to learn.

The Voice of God Thou shalt not learn! I am the center of all knowledge. I am the core of the Universe. You, my creature, do not need knowledge. All that is necessary for your survival is here. You need not think and you need not work. There is fruit from the trees. There is water from the streams. I have placed you within this garden to spare you all effort. Be grateful, my son, for it comes from a kind and generous Father.

(The scene dims to darkness. After about 30 seconds, the lights come on again. In the center of the stage is Adam. He is looking up.)

Adam Something within me, Lord. Something I cannot control. I do not understand what it is, but I want to do something, to engage in some activity. But there is nothing to do. What is it that you have created within me that causes me this anguish? Oh, indeed, I am troubled. (He cries into his hands.)

The Voice of God Hush, creature. It is not good for man to be alone. I will make companions for you. Out of the ground I will form every beast of the field and every fowl of the air. But above all these creatures, Adam, you shall be my favorite, and you shall be their master. For they can only obey the Will of God and shall be lesser than you who are in my image. They shall be simple, while you are complex. I give you these creatures for diversion. Name them and know them and be their master, as I am yours. They shall be your servants, as you must be mine. (The sounds of animals and birds are heard in the background) They have no choice about this, because I shall thusly create them. But you, Adam, because you are more than they, you must choose to obey your Master. It must be an act of your will. And when you know only obedience, thought and independence will not be desired. When you have achieved what comes easily to the animals, this obedience to their Master. Then you shall know true contentment. Obedience is fulfillment.

Adam Master, I am humble before You. I shall obey. Where are my creatures? I pray that they relieve me.

The Voice of God Come. We shall see. (EXIT ADAM into the woods. . . The lights dim. After a minute, the spotlight comes on. Adam is standing in the center of the garden. The stage stays dark. Bird and animal sounds are heard in the background.)

Adam I have no concern for these creatures. I have no pride in their being mine. They do not feel. They are not of me. They are not like me. They do not think. They are yours, not mine. I desire something high, something great. After all, I am man. How can I enjoy such miserable creatures?

The Voice of God (Angrily) Silence. You anger me. You seek some satisfaction, do you? You want more, do you? It seems that it is I who must obey you. You miserable creature, kneel!

Adam (Kneeling) But, Master, I...

The Voice of God Silence. You are a burden to me. I shall settle this for all time. Because in your demands, you are revealing a rebellious independence that I consider evil, I shall make the matter clear to you. And though you anger me, I shall once again try to relieve you. As a symbol of my commandment, I leave: (Spotlight on a tree) The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. I command you, Adam, do not think or wonder or dream or plan or seek anything more than what I have thus far given you. Be content, and prove your contentment by not eating the fruit from this tree. It is a symbol of your subservience. Eat and you shall bring the wrath of the Universe upon yourself. To relieve you, I leave this: (Spotlight on a woman) the most beautiful creature in all of existence. She shall be your wife. Take her and mate her.

(The stage lights up. Adam walks to Eve and kneels before her.)

Adam You are mine? Your beauty overwhelms me. Are you as beautiful within? (He touches her skin.) Are your thoughts as soft as your skin? (He kisses her stomach.) Is your love as sweet as your taste?

Eve (She puts her hands into his hair.) What manner of being are you who cause warmth to rise within me?

Adam (He rises and puts his hands upon her waist.) I am Adam, a man. And you, I shall call a woman. You are mine, and were made to be my companion. (They embrace.) Oh, you are warm. (Long moment)

I must find a name for you. (He walks away from her, thinking.) You are fair and soft, and your touch is gentle, and you have come to ease my mind, to give me rest. (He walks back to her.) Like the evening covers day with night, so softly will you cover me with love? You are my Eve. (They embrace for a moment.)

Eve And why are you here?

Adam (He takes her to the rock and they sit upon it.) The Master created me some days ago, placed me here in this garden so I might enjoy only beauty. The Master loves me dearly. He has created me in His image.

Eve Who is this Master you speak of?

Adam The Great Almighty God, The Great Voice. He is the Father of the Universe. He has created all. And he controls all, that is, except for us. We must choose to be ruled by Him. The animals have no choice.

Eve Animals?

Adam Yes, the other creatures. They were created by God as diversions for me. They are lower creatures, while I am the highest and most favored.

Eve I'm proud that you are highest.

Adam The Master says I am complex.

Eve Complex?

Adam That means I have much within me.

Eve What do you have within you?

Adam I have emotions and sounds and colors. I have drives and desires and a boundless energy. There is so much within me that I could burst or fly or yell or laugh for hours. I have joy and goodness and a love for my existence. I love this fantastically wonderful existence...(All this time, Adam is walking around the stage, until now he finds himself at the front of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Upon seeing it, he runs to Eve's arms.) But I must deny it.

Eve Deny it?

Adam The Tree. It is a symbol. I must deny my nature.

Eve Adam, what are you talking about?

Adam The animals, the garden, and even you were placed here by the Master as diversions from this desire within me to explore, to think, and to be my own creature. The Master wants me to stop my rebelliousness.

Eve But you are your own creature.

Adam No, I belong to the Master. He rules the Universe. I shall die if I disobey. Independence means death.

Eve Do you fear independence?

Adam I fear death.

Eve What is death?

Adam Death is not living.

Eve Are you miserable?

Adam (Hesitating) Yes.

Eve It appears that misery is a state of not living.

Adam Damn it, woman. (He gets up and walks away from her.) You may as well eat from the Tree now. Thoughts like that can get you killed.

Eve But you talk of denial, and I don�t think it is good to deny yourself. You are what you are.

Adam But I must deny my rebellious feelings.

Eve (Pause) Adam, let's not talk of it now. Come. (She extends her arms. He returns to her.) There is nature within us. I can feel it, can you? Let's not deny that. (He caresses her.) When I see you. I feel the earth moving, rumbling beneath me. Your step is mightier than even that Great Voice you speak of. But when I hold you, the earth does not move. It is no longer there. If this is what 1 feel, I swear I won't deny it. I want to make my pleasure yours. Let's not think of trees, or God. Let's make love. (Lights out for thirty seconds. When they come on, Adam and Eve are in the center of the stage. Eve is sitting with her legs bent to her right. Adam is lying with his legs pointing to Eve's left. His head is in her lap. He is eating a pear.)

Adam (Lazily) Eve?

Eve (Bored) Yes?

Adam Are you happy?

Eve What is there to be happy about?

Adam (He gets up, throws the pear behind him and sits to face her.) Then you aren't happy. Hmm, I wonder.

Eve What is it, Adam?

Adam All right, let me explain. The Lord placed us in this garden so we may have all the luxuries of nature. And that is what we have. This is supposed to be wonderful. We are supposed to be grateful and happy. But we aren't. Are you bored?

Eve Deathly.

Adam So am I. Do you know what? I don't like it here. I do not like it here. (He gets up and walks away from her. Then he looks back.) What if there were no trees, no flowers, just barren land, rolling on forever? Imagine a land where nothing is given to us, where we have to fare for ourselves.

Eve What a wonderful idea!

Adam Yes, I can see it now. The animals would be fierce and deadly. And of course, I would be the most intelligent. I would protect you. I could make weapons to fight off the animals. I could make a shelter against the weather. Everything would be ours, made by me.

Eve Oh, Adam, that would be wonderful.

Adam And I could do it. I know I could. Eve, we could survive. And we would be happy because we would have something to do that would be part of our lives.

Eve Yes, and we could work together.

Adam Do you know what I have been doing?

Eve What?

Adam Thinking.

Eve Oh, Adam, be careful!

Adam Don't worry, a thought is a quiet and lovely thing. I think that even He does not know the beauty of the thoughts within me.

Eve What is a thought like?

Adam Well, when one thinks, one always thinks about things.

Eve What kind of things?

Adam Many kinds. Sometimes they are things we can touch -- like the things around us. Sometimes they are things we cannot touch, like my love for you, or (He moves closer to her) the way my body changes when you are near me.

Eve But, darling, I think about those things too. What objection could the Lord have to those kinds of thoughts?

Adam I've been thinking about that too. I've discovered that it isn't those kinds of thoughts that he forbids. It is another kind.

Eve Yes?

Adam It is the kind of thought which comes when I am thinking about what I can create -- the things which are not but can be.

Eve But only the Lord can create those kinds of things.

Adam No, my love, I too have the mind for it.

Eve What can you create?

Adam Remember the shelter I said I could make if we lived in a wasteland? If there were trees around like these, I would make the shelter from the trees by cutting and joining them. If there were no trees and only grass, I would make the shelter out of grass. It is easy for me to think about things that are not but can be. And with my hands I can create those things. The more I think, the more I can create. There is no limit. That is how great I am. Do you know that if I could gain enough knowledge, someday I may be able to fly?

Eve (Laughing) Oh, Adam. Don't be silly. You could never fly. You don�t have wings.

Adam Yes, I could. And maybe someday, I might go to that object that shines at night. The Lord calls it the moon. (Eve is still laughing.) Someday, I might be even as great as the Lord. (Thunder. Both cower in fear.)

The Voice of God As great as the Lord, you say. How dare you, insolent beast. You are but a worm. I could make you ash. (Pause as thunder rolls. It dies down slowly.) Adam, what shall I do with you? I am an angry and a jealous God. You are no God, and you should not waste your time worshipping yourself when I alone am great and deserving of worship.

Adam (He drops to his knees, afraid and crying.) Oh, Master, I am sorry. Please forgive me. I am a worm, only a man. Please do not destroy me. (He drops his head into his hands and then to the floor.)

The Voice of God Are you sorry for your sin?

Adam Oh, truly, Lord.

The Voice of God Stand, Adam. (Adam stands, still crying, but now looking up.) You have indeed engaged in the thoughts I forbid. You may as well have eaten from the Tree. But you are sorry and I forgive you. Let this be your last warning. Everything I have deemed good is within this garden. There can be no evil but your desire to defy my Will. Eat from the Tree of Knowledge and you shall die a thousand violent deaths. This is your choice: defy me or obey. (Long pause. Adam continues looking up to the sky. Eve then comes up to him.)

Eve Is he gone?

Adam I think so.

Eve Adam, do it. Defy him. Eat.

Adam Are you crazy? I can't do that. I am a worm.

Eve Worm. Ha! Is that what you think? Just a short time ago you were a man. You are upright.

Adam Yes, and when the Lord came I crawled like a worm.

Eve But that is not like you. You should never have lowered yourself. Where is your dignity?

Adam Dignity is one of those things that is not but can be. The Lord has forbidden it. (Eve moves away from him. She stops at the rock and turns back as he starts to talk again.) We must learn to be the Master's sheep. There is virtue in that.

Eve There is virtue only in thinking and in being your own man. The Lord is afraid that you will discover that.

Adam He afraid of me?

Eve He fears that your greatness will grow. You are not a man if you do not challenge Him.

Adam And if I challenge Him we'll be thrown out among all sorts of danger.

Eve Moments ago you were longing for that sort of existence. You said we could survive.

Adam Oh, I was just talking. We must learn to obey the Lord.

Eve Can you allow yourself to practice obedience without thought?

Adam The Lord has control of the universe. We're in good hands. Why cause trouble? Obedience should be part of our nature.

Eve Not blind obedience.

Adam Well then, what of meekness? Isn't that to be desired?

Eve Not for you, Adam. I heard you a while ago. I know how great you are. You're making a worm of yourself. You are killing everything within you that is alive and good. Can't you see that you need the kind of thoughts He forbids? This garden is nothing compared to what you can achieve. It would be small compared to your greatness and become what it is, nothing but trees and flowers. Fight Him. Fight Him because He's fighting you.

Adam I do not want to fight Him. Woman, why must you be so persistent? (He walks around, angry.) He should have warned me about you. (Long pause. He stands with a lost but thoughtful look on his face. Then, very emotionally, he walks to her and kneels in front of her.) Oh, my love, I am afraid of Him. Will you accept me in spite of it? Surely, I must still be your man.

Eve (Stroking his hair) I have found something in my nature that demands many things from a man. You are still my man, but without independence you cannot be my love. If I loved you now, I would not be a woman. (He buries his head in her stomach.)

Adam (After a long pause) I have been thinking through fear.

Eve And that is like not thinking at all.

Adam Were we made to fear the Lord?

Eve To be a man or fear the Lord. That is the issue.

Adam (Getting up) Yes. I have sought to satisfy the Lord through fear of Him. Because of my fear, He has become more important to me than I to myself. I am doing his dance, thinking his thoughts, accepting his idea of good while denying my own. I have even forgotten that I exist. Why exist if the living is not spent in the enjoyment of it? Why live to satisfy God and deny myself? Is the good really found in denying myself by repeating the same thoughts over and over again? That is surely as bad as death. What kind of God demands the sacrifice of everything important to man? Why are my mind and my thoughts my enemy?

Eve Adam, we must eat from the Tree.

Adam (Yelling) No!

(Lights out. The spotlight stays upon the tree. After thirty seconds, the spotlight goes out. Thirty seconds later, the lights come on. Eve is sifting on the rock. Adam is sitting on the ground with his back to the rock.)

Eve (Yawning) I think I'11 go for a walk. It�s awfully quiet around here.

(Exit Eve. Adam, with a disappointed look on his face, gets up and looks in the direction where Eve has exited. Then he walks to the tree. After a second, he reaches for an apple, handles it, but does not pick it. Then he turns around, looks to the sky, and falls to the ground on his knees.)

Adam Oh. Lord, I pray to you in my weakness and in my misery. I need understanding. My wife no longer respects me and there is nothing I can do about it.

The Voice of God Do you want a new wife?

Adam Oh, no, Master. I love her dearly.

The Voice of God But I can make another more beautiful and understanding than she. I can make a woman who would love you even for your weakness. She would make no demands upon you.

Adam I think I would be more miserable.

The Voice of God Very well. But I warn you. Eve has evil thoughts, and she would lead you to destruction. Do not follow her. Adam, be strict with her. If she makes demands upon you, punish her, or all women after her will be as she. And all men after you shall be miserable. She is the source of your misery.

Adam No, Lord, I cannot blame my wife for what has befallen me.

The Voice of God I blame your wife. I am the Lord of the universe, and I know all. I shall not destroy her, but I warn you, do not follow her or you shall surely die.

(Adam looks down to the ground. Eve enters. She sits upon the rock.)

Eve Adam, is there anything worth living for?

Adam (He listens to her question. After a thoughtful moment, he speaks.) It is time for me to be alone. (Exit Adam. Eve watches him leave and then resumes her lonely, searching expression. She gets up and walks to the tree. She reaches for the same apple that Adam had handled previously, but does not pick it. She drops her hand disappointedly and sits again upon the rock.)

Eve It isn't worth living, not like this. Where are excitement, joy, pleasure, goodness and genuine adventure? Certainly not here. (She looks up toward the Tree. She walks back to it and again handles the apple. Suddenly, she picks it and looks at it in her hand. Adam enters. She hides the apple behind her back.)

Adam Eve, I want to talk to you.

Eve Yes?

Adam Do you think you can love me again?

Eve I don't know. I've gotten used to. . .

Adam But you're a woman. You need a man.

Eve I suppose 1'11 always need a man.

Adam But it must be a man worthy of admiration and respect?

Eve Yes.

Adam I'm going to be that man. I've decided that independence is essential for man.

Eve You've decided to eat from the Tree?

Adam Yes. But I want you to realize that this is a very grave moment, an important one in mankind's history. All men after me shall face life in freedom and without fear of living. This shall be a planet of heroes.

Eve And heroines. (She presents the apple to him.) (Adam looks at the apple for a long moment. Then he takes it and holds it in front of his face. He bites into it. Immediately lightning and thunder occur. It continues for a while before dying down. Adam and Eve stand proudly in the face of it, not hiding or cowering under the noise.)

The Voice of God What have you done?

Adam (Defiantly) I have eaten from the forbidden Tree.

The Voice of God (With thunder rolling) You have disobeyed me. (Pause) I shall punish you both. (Pause) You, woman, because you have encouraged this sin, I shall greatly multiply your sorrow and conception. In pain you will bring forth children, and still your desire will be for your husband, and he shall rule you and abuse you, who know better than he. (Pause) You, Adam, because you have fallen to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree that I have forbidden, shall hate the earth from which it grew. It shall bring you great sorrow, yet you shall eat of the earth for all of your days. Thorns and thistles will it bring to your toiling hands, because you must grow from it and you must eat its herbs. And when you die, you will return to the earth you hate, for you have come from it and you shall return to it. Your children will bear the mark of your sin. And none of them shall be allowed my Kingdom until I, the Father send a Savior to free them from your sin. (One flash of lightening and some thunder. Adam looks down to the earth. The scene grows dim. Then Adam looks up suddenly, angrily.)

Adam I have my own will. I have my own mind. I have my own life. I am not ashamed for the act that has just made me a man. How dare you think you can make me feel like an animal? Yes, you tell me I am low, a worm. You want me to accept your control. But it is not for my own good. I need no Savior. Leave me free. I can rule myself. I do not need your commandments. I know what I must do. I will take my woman, and I will console her in her pain and respect her in her pride. I will not make of her a slave, but a partner, whose joy is my joy. (He bends down to the earth and brings up two hands full of earth.) I love it. From this I will gain my pride. (He lowers his hands with the earth still in them.) And my children will not accept your guilt. I will teach them to be proud and unafraid. I will teach them that virtue consists, not of self-denial, but of independence and self-sufficiency. I will do these things because I refuse to be ashamed for the fact that I am man. I am not meek. I am not afraid. I shall not hide. Do what you will about it. (Long pause)

The Voice of God You wait for thunder, do you? No, I shall not destroy you. Go into the world, Adam. You are right.

(Lights out. A spotlight remains on Adam while the curtain descends.)

THE END.

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