Aaron
Miriam, do you want us flogged?
Scenes with Aaron
3 scenes Aaron
Aaron
So, Moses, how does it feel when you get struck to the ground?
Moses
I didn't need to cause you more pain. I'm just trying to do as God told me.
Aaron
God? When did God start caring about any of us? In fact, Moses, when did you start caring about slaves? Was it when you found out that you were one of us?
Young Rameses
[puts scrolls down]
Last night, the gods granted me a vision. I'm not merely going to restore this temple, I will make it more grand, more splendid than any other one in Egypt.
Man
[the slave whip cracks the man's butt, then walking up, then the men continue pulling, then bringing a bag, then the men continue pulling, then knocking the man]
Get up! [whip cracks the bag]
Young Rameses
[he walks away by knocking the man]
Moses! Look. Fate has turned our little misadventure into a great opportunity.
Guard
[they both walk]
Get up, old man!
Young Rameses
Father will be so pleased...
Guard
Put your back into it! Faster!
Young Rameses
[Aaron continues chopping]
This is just the beginning. A gateway will open to an entire new city of white limestone, more dazzling than the sun. And here, a statue of Hapi.
Guard
[whip cracks the man]
I said, hurry!
Young Rameses
...two great column halls.
Miriam
Stop it! Somebody's got to stop this!
Aaron
There's nothing we can do.
Young Moses
[the guard whip cracks the man, then running by looking at a man with a whip crack hitting him] [quietly]
Stop it. [louder] Stop. STOP IT! LEAVE THAT MAN ALONE!
Young Rameses
Moses!
Kahma
[Moses attacks the guard by falling down, breaking the wood]
Out of my way. Out of my way. Move! Who did this?
Man
Up there! It's him. Up there.
Miriam
[he pants, then looking at the men, gasping, then running away]
Moses!
Young Rameses
[he continues running away, then rolling down, then Rameses grabs Moses]
Moses, what's going on? Moses!
Young Rameses
[he continues running away]
Moses! Moses!
Young Moses
Let me go!
Young Rameses
No, wait.
Young Moses
You saw what happened. I just killed a man!
Young Rameses
We can take care of that! I... I will make it so it never happened!
Young Moses
Nothing you can say can change what I've done.
Young Rameses
I am Egypt! The morning and the evening star! If I say day is night, it will be written! And you will be what I say you are! I say you are innocent!
Young Moses
What you say does not matter. You don't understand. I can't stay here any longer...!
Young Rameses
Moses!
Young Moses
No! All I've ever known to be true is a lie! I'm not who you think I am.
Young Rameses
What are you talking about?
Young Moses
Go ask the man I once called "Father." [walks away]
Young Rameses
Moses? Please...
Young Moses
[with sad finality]
Goodbye, brother. [walks away]
Young Rameses
Moses! Moses!
