Chantecler: Play in Four Acts

Chapter 2: DRAMATIS PERSONAE

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A verse drama set among anthropomorphic barnyard birds centers on a proud rooster whose conviction that his crowing sustains the dawn shapes his identity. Conversations and quarrels with hens, songbirds, and ostentatious fowl stage debates about art, vanity, sincerity, and leadership, while satiric and lyrical passages examine theatricality and human foibles. Across four acts, pastoral imagery, comic episodes, and escalating tensions force the community to face rivalries, external danger, and tests of courage, prompting reflection on commitment, sacrifice, and the responsibilities of belief.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Chantecler
Patou
The Blackbird
The Peacock
The Nightingale
The Grand-duke
The Screech-owl
Little Scops
The Game-cock
The Hunting Dog
A Carrier-pigeon
The Wood-pecker
The Turkey
The Duck
The Young Guinea-cock
The Pheasant-hen
The Guinea-hen
The Old Hen
The White Hen
The Grey Hen
The Black Hen
The Speckled Hen
The Tufted Hen

A Gander. A Capon. Chickens. Chicks. A Cockerel.
A Swan. A Cuckoo. Night-birds. Fancy Cocks.
Toads. A Turkey-hen. A Goose. A Garden Warbler.
A Woodland Warbler. A Spider. A Heron. A Pigeon.
A Guinea-pig. Barnyard animals. Woodland Creatures.
Rabbits. Birds. Bees. Cicadas. Voices.