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1、CharactersStephen:apaletwelve-year-oldboy,thesonofGloryandSam.Heisasmartboywhospeaksquietlyandhasn'twatchedmuchtelevisionorplayedwithmanyotherchildren.Hehasanalert,questioningmanner,afiercerespectforhisfather,andamorechildlikeloveforhismother.Sam:aworld-famoussurgeon.He
2、isabrillianloner,amanwhohasfoundhisproblemsnotquiteworthyofhisskillsinsolvingthem.Hecanseempreoccupied,impatient,andcondescending.Buthecanalsobecountedontohandleanysituation.Hissenseofhumoriswhatmakesyouputupwithhisinfuriatingpersonalsecurity.Glory:alovelywoman,whotakes
3、herresponsibilitiesasawifeandmotherquiteseriously.Shespeaksquicklyandlaughseasily.Sheisblessedwithararegrace,aneleganceofspirit,andnobodyunderstandshowonearthshehasstayedmarriedtoSamforalltheseyears.Everett:acountrypreacher,Sam'sfather.Heisaone-timefire-breathingevangel
4、istwhonowspendshistimeburyingthesamepeopleheworkedsohardtosave.Everetthasgottenold,butSam,inparticular,hasnotnoticedthis.Heisagreatfavoritewiththeladies,hasawizard'scommandofthelanguage,andadirect,personalrelationshiptoGodandtheheavenlyhosts.--2--Act1ACTITheplaytakespla
5、ceintheovergrowngardenofacountrypreacher'shouse.Therearestoneanimals,includingonelargegoose,stonebenches,acrumblingstonewallandasmallpond.Variousobjectsareimbeddedinthewall--toys,mainly,butalsosuchhouseholdobjectsascupsandsaucers.Itisnotimportantthattheseobjectsbeseenby
6、theaudience.Infact,thelessimpressivethisgardenappears,thebetter.ItisSam'sconnectiontothegardenthatisimportant,notours.Samcomesoutthebackdoorontotheporch,thenwalksdownthestepsandintothegarden.Hesmilesandnods,happytoseeitagain.Ashewalksthroughtheleaves,hekicksahiddentoy,b
7、endsover,picksitup,andrecognizesitasanoldtoycarofhis.Hebrushestheleavesoutofit,thenracesituphisarm.Thenheputsthecarbackinthewallandwalkstotheothersideofthegardenwherehediscoversageode.Hepicksitup,looksattheupstairswindowofthehouse,thenputsthegeodebackwhereitwas.Now,Sams
8、eesthatasectionofthewalliscompletelygone,andwithit,apparently,thestonegoose.Hebeginstolifttherockbackintoplace
