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'''Group 1 – Napoleon’s Rise to Power Script'''  [[Western Civ]] Homework

==Scene 1==

National Conventioneer: Thank you, thank you, Napoleon.  You have saved us from the royalists when they were attacking us, the National Convention.

Napoleon: No problem, anytime.

NC:  No really, you were a great service to us.  You were our hero of the hour.  

N: No really, it was nothing.  I hit them with a cannonade.  They never saw it coming!  Every since my father, that traitor, handed Corsica over to France, I….  And in school, I was always picked on.  This made me angry.  I stayed up all night to study the likes of Hannibal and Caser!  I am going to be the greatest military genus ever.

NC:  Wow, you are really sure of yourself!  But that was amazing how you dispersed those royalists!  We need a general to lead the forces into Austria and Sardinia.  Do you think you could help???

N: Why of course!  I will leave immediately.  (They shake hands and Napoleon leaves)

==Scene 2== 
(NC never leaves stage, but sitting and waiting)

N: I’m back!!!!

NC: Oh, Napoleon, Welcome home!  We missed you.  How is the war going in Egypt?

N: Well… (pause)  DID you see how I annihilated those Austrians?

NC: Yeah, but how’s Egy…

N: (cutting him off)  AND in Italy, I added a lot of land to France.  Those Austrians sure won’t be bothering us again!

NC: Ok, but…

N: Wasn’t I amazing??? (pause)  What do you think about the directory? (pause)  Pretty bad, don’t you think?  The people of France don’t support them anymore.

NC: I started to notice that too…

N: They take advantage of everything and they don’t have enough power to do anything. 

NC: Yes, Yes.

N: Don’t you think France needs 1 ruler, who can keep everything in control?

NC: (pondering) You know, that might actually work.  It might solve all of our problems.

N: Well, I’d love to solve the people of France’s problems.  I would be able to keep this country on track.  I can do it.  Oh yes, I can do it.

NC: Well, you are a strong general.  Your soldiers love you.  You would make a great sole ruler.  Let me ask the rest of the National Convention what they think…

==Scene 3== 
(This time Napoleon stays on stage and the NC leaves)

NC: Sure, you would make a good leader.  You’re hired!  (They shake hands)  We have set up a government with three counsels.  (Napoleon looks worried)  Don’t be worried, you will have most of the power anyway.  All that is left to do is have a plebiscite.

N: (thinking out loud) Yes, Yes.  I will make the best ruler of what will become the French Empire.  I will expand its borders and stabilize its economy.  My name will be recorded forever in the history books.  I will have eternal glory!!!!   

==Scene 4== 
(N and NC leave.  DJ enters as Narrator)

DJ:  Well, well.  Hero of the hour Napoleon became the First Counsel.  The other consoles just sat around and listed to rap music.  

Plaz: (whispers) DJ, wake up.  Stop dreaming

DJ: Sorry, Sorry.  I was only thinking about what I should be doing instead of being here in Mr. Smith’s class.  Well, anyway, where was I.  Oh yes, Napoleon was a great help to France.  He stabilized the economy.  He created a public school system.  He was the greatest person the world has ever seen.  He was the savior, he was THE ONE.

Plaz: (whispers)  DJ, that is not in the script.

DJ: Sorry, I was just going alone with your script.  I thought I would just liven it up a little.  It is not that any of this matters.  

Plaz: (to audience) Well, the truth is that Napoleon overall helpfulness to France is still being debated by scholars.  In fact, Mr. Smith is going to make us write a paper on it.

DJ: Plaz, I know you are salivating over the next paper; you probably finished it already.  Anyway, this is my monologue, so stop butting in.  

Plaz: (nods in agreement) Ok, Ok.

DJ: The new constitution, which made Napoleon First Consol, was approved by the people in a plebiscite.  Later on, the people approved him as counsel for life.  After that, the people again, voted on making him emperor.   After that I guess they lived happily ever after.  I don’t know?  Why don’t you ask Group 2?  They are the experts anyway.