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NEW B.Ed. COLLEGE NELLIMOODU

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695524

INNOVATIVE WORK SEMESTER – II

2013 – 2014

Dramatization of John Hay’s poem

The Enchanted Shirt

SELEEMEEKHA.X.L

ENGLISH

Candidate code: 165/13376019

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Innovation is a new idea, device or process. Innovation

can be viewed as the application of better solutions that meet the

requirements, in articulated needs etc. this is accomplished through

more effective products, processes, services, technologies, or ideas

that are readily available to society. In its broadest sense innovation is

the development and application of ideas that improve the way you do

things and what you achieve. It is not have totally new; it may be a

small but incremental improvement that results in a positive outcome.

Innovative work helps the teacher to teach something

very effectively. Through innovative work, teacher presents the lesson

very effectively before the students. Here I have made an attempt to

produce an innovative work which is to transform the poem The

Enchanted Shirt into a screen play, from the 8th standard course

book. I hope that it will more interesting and easy to understand by

the pupil.

So this work is very helpful and useful to the students to

understand thoroughly the ballad. Students got clear idea and they

didn’t feel any confusion in their mind. This innovative work create

interest and learn the poem easily and effectively.

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A dramatization of John Hay's poem

The Enchanted Shirt

Seven Scenes

Characters:

King

Minister

Physician

Messengers

Spies

beggar

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Scene One – The King’s Chamber

King : Shut all the windows and leave me alone, my minister.

Minister : Why, my lord?

King : I am sick.

Minister : Sick?

King: (angrily) Yes!

(The minister shuts the windows)

Minister : I shall bring the court physician, my lord.

King : Okay.

(The minister goes and returns with the physician)

Physician: What is wrong with thee, my lord?

King : Wrong with me? How dare you say something is wrong

with me! I am only sick.

Physician: Forgive me, your majesty. (He feels the king's pulse)

You are not sick, my lord.

King : Am I, then, a liar?

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Physician: (Frightened) No, no, my lord.

King : I am sick. I am a king and I should know!

Physician: But, my lord, your cheeks are red, and your eyes are

clear and bright. Sickness cannot touch you, my lord.

King : Off with his head! (Enter two guards. They take him

away) Minister, get the best physicians in the kingdom.

Minister : I shall, your majesty.

Scene II. Enter two messengers beating drums. A crowd gathers.

1Mesenger: People, listen to what we have to say.

2Messenger: The king says he is sick.

1Messenger: We want the ablest physician to cure him.

2Messenger: They shall be paid well.

Scene III. The minister is alone.

Minister : What a useless king we have! He is not sick, but he

thinks he is sick. What will happen to the kingdom if

he does not rule it well? O fie, fie, fie!

(Enter two physicians)

1Physician : Sir, we are here to cure the king.

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Minister : (sadly) Come this way.

Scene IV. The king's chamber. Enter minister and physicians.

1Physician : Lie down, my lord. Now gently breathe and relax. (The

physician thumps the king's chest and feels his heart

beat and pulse. He then looks puzzled) You are sound

as a nut.

King : Hang him!

(Enter guards. They lead the physician away. The other physician

becomes pale)

Minister : Now it is your turn to treat the king.

King : Physician, what have you to say? (The physician rubs

his nose) Am I sick or not?

2Physician : (scratches his head) You are, my lord.

Minister : What is the remedy?

2Physician : The king will be well if he sleeps one night in the shirt

of a happy man.

King : Here is your reward.

(Hands him a bag of gold coins)

2Physician : Thanks, my lord.

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(Exit physician)

King : Minister, send our spies to get the shirt of a happy man.

Minister : I shall, my lord.

Scene V. Two persons are seated by the roadside. Enter spies.

1Spy : We have not found a single man who is happy.

2Spy : Unfortunately it is so. But let us try those two men.

(They approach them)

1Spy : Hello, you look happy.

1Man : Happy? O, no we are sad.

2Spy : (sadly) Why?

2Man : I buried my wife when she died.

1Spy : But why are you sad?

2Man : I should have burnt her up for all the trouble she gave

me!

2Spy : (to 1Man) Why are you sad?

1Man : I did not bury my wife.

1Spy : Why?

1Man : Because she is alive.

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Scene VI. A beggar is found laughing, whistling and rolling on the

ground. Enter the spies.

1Spy : Look at the beggar. He seems to be happy.

2Spy : Let us approach him.

(They approach him)

1Spy : Heaven save you, friend. You seem to be happy today.

Beggar : O yes, fair sirs, an idle man has so much to do that he

never has time to be sad.

2Spy : Would you be kind enough to lend us your shirt

tonight?

Beggar : I gladly would, but I haven't a shirt to my back.

(He rolls in laughter)

Scene VII. The king's chamber.

King : So many weeks are gone, and yet our spies have not

been able to get the shirt of a happy man.

Minister : Yes, my lord. - Excuse me, lord, the people are

suffering since you are sick.

King : Open all the windows.

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Minister : I shall, my lord.

(He opens all the windows)

King : How pleasant the breeze is!

Minister : Very pleasant, my lord.

King : I feel well. I must take a look at the kingdom.

(Exit king)

Minister : Now all will be well. The people shall be happy, and

the kingdom shall be prosperous. And, in the words of

Thiruvalluvar, the king who rules his people well shall

be deemed a God. May God bless us all?

(Curtain)

CONCLUSION

Innovative work creates interest among the students and it

also helps them to learn a lesson very interestingly and effectively.

Here I converted the ballad ‘The Enchanted Shirt’ in the form of

dramatization. It helps the students to learn the poem clearly. It helps to

arise new ideas among the students. So in teaching – learning process,

innovative work is important in language learning.

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