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Ms. Ferhani Mr.Batt

SETTING: Its 1520 and Martin is in a room with one of his students, he is sitting down on a chair and his desk is in front of him the student is on the other side of it.

CHARACTERS: Martin: college professor, in his mid 40’s Pope: works in the church is the power over the people D’angelo: student of Martin and is also concerned of the indulgences Paul: Martin's friend is joining martins reformation group

Scene 1


 * //Martin and his student have a conversation of the indulgences and why the Church shouldn't use that money to build the Saint Peter's//**

MARTIN: D’Angelo may you please come in I heard you are concerned of what I gave you a lesson on, can you tell me what it is your are concerned about.

D’ANGELO: Well professor Martin yesterday when you were teaching us about the wrong things the Church was doing to be specific the indulgences, I thought we had to pay the church every time we cause a sin to be able to go to heaven when we die.

MARTIN: What the church isn’t telling you is that they’re using that money to build the saint peters something we don’t actually need in our lives.

D’ANGELO: I don’t understand what you are saying, they are using the money so that God can accept us to go to heaven.

MARTIN :( **//speaking in a loud voice//**) They shouldn't be using this money like this, it's not fair in any way for the rich or poor.

D'ANGELO: Martin, but there doing it for a good reason.

MARTIN :I know they are trying to do it for a good reason… however this is unfair for a lot of the people.

D'ANGELO :( **//standing and walking around the room//**) I know what your saying but I think we should just leave it this way. Its better if we just leave it alone its not our job to change anything.

MARTIN:(**punching the desk**) I can make that change... I know how.

D'ANGELO: How would you be able to do that?

MARTIN: I'm going to reform against the Church and start my own religion.

D'ANGELO: But.... how will you be able to do that.

MARTIN: I would start a group of people that also think this is unfair and we will be able to change this.

D'ANGELO: But. But… I just think this is something to big to do and against a really powerful Church. I mean it's the Holy Roman Empire!

MARTIN: (**//saying it proudly//**) I will do anything to prove to God that I can change this and I will.

D'ANGELO:( **//sarcastically speaking//**) Ohhh ...I hope you get somewhere with this then.

MARTIN: (**//walking with him towards the door//**) Well then I will see you tomorrow.

D'ANGELO: Good-bye....and think about this.......you could be put in prison, tortured or put to death......

MARTIN : I don’t care what they will do to me.

Scene 2

(**The next day Martin plans out what he is going do with the reformation group and other religion . He wants to do this so that the community can be able to get something out of this this like a reward**.)

MARTIN: (**//talking to him self//**) I know this will work. It will change everything and everyone’s opinion.

MARTIN: (**//sitting down on one of the chairs//**) The idea I have of reforming against the Church is to help the public, everyone that lives in this town, and I wanted to know if you want to join?

PAUL: What is it that this group is going to do?

MARTIN: This group is going to try to change what the Catholic Church is doing with the indulgences and not bribe the innocent people to get to heaven.

PAUL: Why? What it is this church is doing so wrong with that money it has to be for a good reason?

MARTIN: They are using the money of the indulgences and building Saint Peter's, but they are using that money from the poor. That is not fair.

PAUL: What are indulences. I pay for them at the church and I have no idea wht they are.

MARTIN: They are what the church charges, you when a cause a sin.

PAUL: However I don't cause that many sins and they still are charging me.

MARTIN: The church takes that money and he doesn't use for the needs we the public needs. He uses it for artificial things in the city and not the heath or education for our children.

PAUL: (**//nodding his head//**) I think you have a point there.

MARTIN: Would you want to join my group and help me?

PAUL: Yes, I will join you and help you with this, but I am not really convinced this will turn out well.

MARTIN: However the community will be getting something out of it. They will be able to believe in there own religion and I think if I get a big number of people we can persuade the catholic church to change this.

PAUL: How would you be able to persuade the Catholic Church there are like the authority and they have politic establishment they won’t care what an individual says.

MARTIN: If I get the public to understand where I am coming from with this idea everyone would be asking the church if this is true and they will have to do something about wouldn’t them.

PAUL : Yeah I guess so, shouldn’t you be getting started with this then.

( same location two years later)

MARTIN: I cant believe that its been two years since we made up this new religion and know it going to be realistic.

PAUL: I know it's very exiting and something that will change everbody opinion and beliefs.

MARTIN: Ok, today is our first meeting to organize our new religion.

PAUL : We did a lot to get all the way this way its something very important.

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