ENGLISH ROLE PLAY

THE ENEMY

APRIL 17, 2025

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JAIGOPAL GARODIA VIVEKANANDA VIDYALYA

AVADI CHENNAI-600054
(AFFILIATED TO CBSE, NEW DELHI)

ENGLISH ROLE PLAY:

THE ENEMY
CHARACTERS:
JAYALAKSHMI J : Dr Sadao Hoki
ANUHASHINI G J : Hana
SAMYUKTHA V : Tom
HEMAMALINI M : Narrator, Messenger
GAYATHRI B : Yumi, General
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NAR: Hello guys! As you all’ve already know me pretty well I

think I don’t need any introduction on me. Well I’m
Hemamalini your classmate, today your narrator for this
play. Lets start with a beautiful quote “ you are braver than
you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you
think.”
Once again I welcome you all to the dramatization of the
lesson “THE ENEMY” by PEARL S BUCK.
This story is set during the ww2 and is about a Japanese
surgeon Dr Sadao Hoki and his wife Hana.
They face a very big dilemma when they find a injured US
soldier. Lets find out whether they’re saving him or leaving
him to die.
HANA: what a beautiful weather, isn’t it?
SADAO: yes, it remainds me of the day when I was a kid and
I used to with my father to the beach where we share our
thoughts that how Japan will develop in a few years! But
look at us now.
HANA: well, bad times will pass, don’t worry.
SADAO: yes you’re right.
( leaning and looking at hana)
HANA: what?
SADAO: you are as pretty as you were before, I do still
remember the day when I met you…
FLASHBACK
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NAR: Hana and Sadao met when they were heading to a

conference about cardiology.
HANA: Sadao look what’s that?
S:must be a fisherman!
H: Let’s see if he need help.
TOM ENTERS!!
H: Omg! He’s bleeding.
S: Help me to turn him over.
H: He! He’s a white man!! He’s bleeding very bad
S: Wh!! What should we do with him?? It is best if we put
him back into the sea?
H: Yes you’re right!
S: But he would die!
H: look at his cap sadao
S: He’s a sailor from the US warship!
This man is a prisoner of war
H: Can you really put him back to the sea?
S: being a doctor I can’t. It’s my responsibility to treat
people.
H: then lets carry him to our house.
S: what what about the servants?
H: we’ll take of that lately!
S: ok then Hana, help me carry him.
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H: He’s covered in blood.

S: Yes, he needs to be washed first
H: I don’t want you to touch him, I’ll tell yumi to clean him.
S: (Checks him) he will die if he is not operated. You go call
yumi.
YUMI: where’s young master?
H: He went to change his clothes. You go get some towels
and a bucket.
Y: I’ve never washed a white man madam. And I won’t wash
one as dirty as him.
H: you’ll do what your master commands.
Y: no mam, it has nothing to do with me. I’m a poor person
and it’s not my business.
(Yumi goes off)
H: Stupid Yumi! Looks like I have to do this.
CLEANS HIM…
H: Sadao you will operatehim?
S: yes get me some towels.
H: Okay! And Yumi denied to wash him.
S: so, you washed him?
H: yes I did!
S: you’ll have to give him anesthetics if needed.
H: Me? But I’ve never done this before.
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S: Oh! Come on, it’s easy. The bullet us still in there, but I
can remove it as he has lost already lots of blood.
Hana was about to faint!!
S: don’t faint hana, if you stop now, he’ll surely die!
(Sadao does the operation for tom)
S: I’m not doing this for my pleasure. My friend, I don’t even
know why I’m doing this.
H: where’s the anaesthetic?
S: it’s good. You came back. He begin to stir.
H: but how should I do this?
S: saturate the napkin and hold it near his nostrils, when he
breathes badly, keep it a little away.
TOM: They got my guts…
H: sadao!!
S: shhhhh! Now he’ll wake up in few hours and change his
clothes himself.
TOM WAKES UP!
H: oh! You’re awake now, don’t be afraid.
T: wait. How can you speak English?
H: I was a long time in US.
HANA OFFERING TOM WATER..
S: Hey lie down. You want to die??
You might get yourself killed if you do things like that.
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T: What are you going to do with me? Will you hand me

over?
S: I myself don’t know what to do with you. You are a
prisoner of war. No no don’t tell me anything. Don’t tell me
your name unless I ask for it.
H: yumi I need you to.
Y: madam I can’t stay if you keep the man here any longer.
H: what?
Y: master and you have been in America for so long that you
have forgotten about your own country, it’s like you’ve
started to like americans despite them being our enemies.
H: it’s not like that, sadao has been trained to not let a man
die no matter who he is.
Y: master is so proud of his skills. I’ll leave (angry)
(HANA GIVES TOM PILLS)
T: thank you so much miss. Anyways I’m Tom.
NAR: Meanwhile sadao went inside his room and started
typing a letter to the chief police of Japan, informing about
the American soldier living in his house so that to get rid off
him. But sadao himself didn’t knew why he stopped typng
the letter and didn’t complete it.
MESSENGER: ( knocks the door) The general has asked for
you, he’s in pain!
H: OH
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AT GENERALS OFFICE:
G: I once took a degree I Princeton which only few Japanese
have.
S: I don’t care about the man’s desire.
G: yes, yes I know you are one of my best surgeon. You are
highly skilled and can save anyone.(coughs)
What do you think? Will I be able to survive another attack
today?
S: probably one or another.
G: I can’t afford to lose you sadao, you can’t be arrested.
You leave the door open of the man’s room tonight sadao
and you’ll see how’s he’s gone.
S: it will be left open sir.
SADAO COMES HOME.
SADAO CHECKING TOM!
S: you’re well now it’s time for you to leave, as it is
inconvenient to stay here any longer.
T: I realised that you are saving my life again.
S: it’s my job. I’m just fulfilling my duty, responsibility.
T: if all the Japanese were like you there wouldn’t be any
war.
S: I also think that
T: thank you so much!
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NAR: sadao and hana took care of tom in secret.

IN GENERAL’S HOUSE.
G: You mean the man escaped?
S: yes sir, the man escaped.
G: sadao, you’re a good man. And you will be awarded.
S: it would be an honour. I’ll take my leave.
FLASHBACK!
S: Now you’re ready to leave.
T: thank you sir!
BOTH NODDING THEIR HEADS.
SHAKING THEIR HANDS.
NAR: The story tells us that even in most difficult times our
kindness and humanity are what matters the most,
The story highlights important things like impathy in moral
choices and impact of war on human values.

THANK YOU!
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