HERMES

Scene 6-10

Scene 6:

<Zeus, Hera>

<Olympus Room – upstage>

(Hera walks around the room, doing most of the chattering, while Zeus is sitting down, rubbing his head, like he has a problem.)

Hera: Tell me, dear, where have you been these past few days? Don’t think that I haven’t noticed that the only time you show yourself to me, is when I call for you. Otherwise, you are never with me.

(Zeus just keeps silent. Hera is in a thinking mode. After 3-5 seconds, she breaks the silence. All of a sudden, she gets shocked, and says…)

Hera: You’ve been seeing that Titan’s daughter again, haven’t you, Zeus? That nymph – Maia! Yes, that’s her name. Oh, Zeus, why is it that you look at other girls, when you have one right here? Why is it that you go about having mistresses, when you have me by your side? I will always be here for you Zeus, and you know that, yet you choose to be with them anyway. But why, Zeus? Why ever do you choose your mistresses over your wife?

Zeus: Hera, please. Not now. I do not want to talk about such matters at the moment.

Hera: If not now, then when? When will you give me an answer as to why you are acting as such, Zeus? I will not just let your actions pass, and you know very well that.

Zeus: Hera, stop becoming belligerent oh I beg of you! The world does not revolve around you and you certainly are not the center of the universe. I have a life of my own as well. Allow me to do as I wish! You are fortunate that I am here with you now.

Hera: Oh, really? Is that so, Zeus?

(She acts like a slut.)

Hera: Then I suppose you must to learn the difficult way, don’t you, Zeus?

(She takes her robe off.)

Zeus: Hera, this conversation comes to an end this instant! I refuse to talk about this and you shall not dare bother me once more about this! I have more important matters to attend to right now.

(Zeus leaves the stage, leaving a lonely and angered Hera alone in the Olympus.)

(Hera just sulks, by putting her elbows on the table and her hands on her chin.)

(She talks to herself.)

Hera: Is that so Zeus? Well, we shall see about that.

(Blackout and curtains close.)

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Scene 7:

<Lucas>

<Lower stage>

Lucas: Poor, poor Hera. Yes, she may be a very arrogant and envious wife. But, being the wife of Zeus, she also deserves an answer from him as to why he acts as such. Hmm, I wonder why he would actually want other girls, when he has Hera.

(He talks to the audience, in a nerdy way.)

Lucas: I mean, Zeus has been with 44 girls, Maia and Hera, being only two of them, and he has at least one child with each one of them! Zeus, Zeus, Zeus. How disappointing.

(Blackout.)

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Scene 8:

<Hermes, Maia>

<Cave – upstage>