Scene I – Beowulf awakens
Grendel’s Mother
[Inside the kingdom, late at night, the entire
kingdom is sleeping peacefully; feeling secured
now that Beowulf has defeated Grendel for
good.]
[A woman walks in a room and finds a lot of
dead bodies sprawled on the floor. The woman
shrieks in horror and it awakens Beowulf from
his sleep.]
Scene II – Beowulf is asked to defeat
Grendel’s Mother
[People gather inside the kingdom, panicking
and scared because they realized that the curse is
not yet over. They approach the king and
bombard him with questions.]
PERSON 1: Has Grendel grown a new arm and
killed all of these people?
PERSON 2: Who could have possible done all
these murders if Grendel is already dead?
PERSON 3: Was it Grendel’s brother, sister, or
maybe it was just his arm!
KING: (frustrated) SILENCE! The demon
responsible for these deaths is not Grendel’s
brother, nor sister, nor his arm. (pause) It was his
mother.
[People around gasp and start whispering.]
KING: (approaches Beowulf) Beowulf, ever so
grateful are we that you have banished Grendel
from our land. Now, if I could ask of you to yet
again save our skins from Grendel’s mother.
BEOWULF: You only asked me to come here
to defeat the demon Grendel. Why is his mother
suddenly killing off your people as well?
KING: Because we took away her son.
BEOWULF: And if we kill the mother, what
makes us sure that the rest of their family won’t
take revenge as well? Like the father, where is
Grendel’s father?
KING: The mother is the last one of those
demons. And the father… (looks guilty) the
father can do no harm to man.
BEOWULF: It is settled, then. I’ll defeat this
mother and put an end to the curse once and for
all.
[People cheer and praise Beowulf.]
SCENE III – Beowulf makes a deal with
[Beowulf enters the lair; there are many skulls
and bones and gold, the ground is covered in
water, it is dark. Beowulf holds a torch on one
hand and a sword in the other. The golden horn
given to him by the king hangs around his waist.
Beowulf looks around the lair, searching for the
mother.]
GRENDEL’S MOTHER: I see you have come
to visit.
BEOWULF: (spins around, prepared to fight)
Show yourself!
[Grendel’s mother slowly emerges and lightens
up the dark lair. She is covered in gold. It
distracts Beowulf.]
[Beowulf is in awe because Grendel’s mother is
illegally hot. He is distracted and looks like he
forgot what he came in that lair to do.]
GRENDEL’S MOTHER: (in a dark, sexy
voice) Are you the one they call Beowulf?
[Beowulf gives a small nod; jaw still dropped.]
GRENDEL’S MOTHER: (walks around
Beowulf in circles) A man like you is great and
powerful. Your story will live on for years while
everything else fades away and turns to dust.
[Beowulf still has his sword raised up high;
Grendel’s mother lowers it down and brings
herself closer to Beowulf.]
GRENDEL’S MOTHER: It has been a looong
time since a man has visited me. Beowulf, you
took a son away from me, hence give me a son.
Be with me.
[She spots the golden horn hanging around
Beowulf’s waist. She slowly takes it from him.]
GRENDEL’S MOTHER: If you stay with me,
I will give you riches. You shall be the greatest
king that ever lived. You will remain almighty
and powerful… as long as this horn remains
with me inside this lair.
[Beowulf surrenders to Grendel’s mother]
SCENE IV – Beowulf returns to the kingdom
[Inside the kingdom, people wait anxiously for
whether or not Beowulf would return. People
keep pacing around, fumbling awkwardly, etc.]
[Beowulf walks in panting heavily, looking
exhausted.]
[People suddenly burst into cheers and gather
around Beowulf and repeatedly shout, “Beowulf
lives!”]
PERSON 4: Beowulf! Beowulf! How did you
defeat Grendel’s mother, the water witch?
BEOWULF: (tells the story animatedly/ a lot of
actions and gestures) So I was walking around
the lair and Grendel’s mother suddenly lunges in
front of me. She grabs me by the throat and
throws me to the wall. I thought I was going to
pass out. I got up and picked up my sword and
stabbed it squarely in her chest and then tore her
head off.
[People gasp and gawk in amazement.]
[King and queen walk in.]
KING: Beowulf, may I have a word with you?
[Beowulf separates from the people and
approaches the king, trying too hard to look
confident and innocent.]
KING: Did you kill her?
BEOWULF: (sounding defensive) What d’you
mean? Would you like to hear the entire story? I
was just telling the people how—
KING: (slowly and firmly) Did you kill her?
BEOWULF: (long awkward pause) If I had
escaped her, that could only mean I had defeated
her…
KING: (sighs; shrugs shoulders; does not
entirely believe Beowulf) She’s not my curse
anymore. By the way, where is the golden horn?
BEOWULF: (panics and comes up with
something quickly) Uh, I must have dropped it
while finishing off Grendel’s Mother.
KING: (doubtful) Hmm… Well, as I said, she is
not my curse anymore.
SCENE V – Beowulf becomes king
[King walks away from his conversation with
Beowulf. He walks back to the people and calls
for their attention.]
[Everyone listens to the king attentively.]
KING: As you all may know, I have no heir. I
have no sons. Therefore, I shall henceforth leave
my kingdom, my riches, my people, my crown,
my queen, my everything, with Beowulf.
[Some people applaud; some people begin to
protest and disagree.]
KING: I HAVE SPOKEN!
[King takes off his crown and throws it in the air
before walking out. Someone catches the crown.
King grabs a knife/ sword and stabs himself.]
[Queen shrieks “NOOO!” and everyone is in
shock.]
[The entire kingdom then realizes that Beowulf
is now their new king. The person holding the
crown crowns Beowulf.]
PEOPLE: (taking a step back and then getting
down on their knees; faces still in shock) All hail
King Beowulf. All hail King Beowulf.
SCENE VI – Beowulf’s horn is found
[The people at the kingdom are having a party.
Suddenly a slave enters holding the golden
horn.]
[Beowulf spots him and demands answers from
him.]
BEOWULF: (picks up the horn) Where did you
get this?
SLAVE: (terrified) Outside the kingdom. I’m
sorry Your Majesty, I was going to return it, I
swear.
BEOWULF: Is that all? No demon? No witch?
SLAVE: (slowly shakes head)
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