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Act I Tolstoy

Scene 1 The Kuru Field of Justice. A battle is impending between two royal families, the Kuruvas and the Pandavas. Lord Krishna instructs Prince Arjuna to be wise in matters of death and duty. Gandhi draws a parallel between the mythic confrontation and the present one.

Scene 2 Tolstoy Farm (1910). Gandhi has initiated the first collective action among South Africa’s Indian residents and established Tolstoy Farm where families live a simple life in harmony with each other. He proclaims that work is preferable to idleness, if one’s motives are free from desire.

Scene 3 The Vow (1906). The British government proposes a law for registration of all Indians, the Black Act. At a public meeting, a resolution is drawn up stating that all will resist the Act unto death. The Satyagrahis have come to a turning point: the life-and-death terms of the resolution call for a step beyond ordinary majority vote. Only a vow taken in the name of God will support an individual’s observance of the resolution.

第一幕 托爾斯泰

場景一 正義的庫拉戰場。兩個王室家族庫拉閥(Kuruvas)與潘達閥(Pandavas)之間的戰爭一觸即發。克里希納(Krishna)爵士教導阿君納(Arjuna)王子要理智對待死亡與職責的問題。甘地將神話中的衝突與當前的衝突聯繫起來。

場景二 托爾斯泰農場（一九一零年）。甘地在南非的印度居民中發起首次集體行動，建立托爾斯泰農場，在這裏各家各戶和睦相處，過著簡單的生活。他宣稱，如果一個人的動機與慾望無關，那麼工作比閒散更可取。

場景三 誓言（一九零六年）。英國政府計劃頒佈有關所有印度人必須接受登記的法律《黑法令》。在一次公眾集會上，人們起草決議案，表明所有人將抵制法令，直至死亡。不合作主義者面臨轉折點：決議案中有關生與死的條文不僅需要普通大多數票的同意。唯有以神的名義起誓，才能促使每個人遵守決議案。

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Act II Tagore

Scene 1 Confrontation and Rescue (1896). Gandhi has spent six months in India talking about conditions in South Africa. There is a wave of opposition among the European population when he returns to Durban, and an increasingly violent crowd pursues him on through the town. A European supporter declares Gandhi’s opponents fools, corrupted by pride and hypocrisy and escorts him home.

Scene 2 Indian Opinion (1906). The weekly publication of Indian Opinion is central to the Satyagraha movement’s activities, and the paper progressively reflects the growth of its principles. Setting a standard with a strong internal policy, it becomes a powerful weapon for the struggle. Gandhi’s wife and his associates restate the importance of working for a cause rather than for one’s own gratification.

Scene 3 Protest (1908). Movement leaders have been sentenced to jail for refusing to leave South Africa. The community resolves to protest by filling up the jail, getting themselves arrested for various offenses. The government proposes to repeal the Black Act if the majority of Indians undergoes voluntary registration, but then puts the law into effect anyway. The Satyagrahis issue their own ultimatum: if the act is not withdrawn, Indians will burn their certificates. When the government refuses, the certificates are set ablaze. Gandhi preaches about the importance of bearing no hatred toward anyone.

第二幕 泰戈爾

場景一 衝突與救援（一八九六年）。甘地在印度耗時六個月講述南非移民者的現狀。當他回到德班，發現歐洲人爆發一波反對聲浪，日益暴力的人群追著他穿越城鎮。一名支持他的歐洲人宣稱反對甘地的人都是傻子，被傲慢和虛偽所誤導，並護送他回家。

場景二 《印度輿論》（一九零六年）。週刊《印度輿論》對不合作運動的各項活動至關重要，這份刊物循序漸進地報道了不合作運動原則的發展歷程。它透過嚴格的內部政策制定標準，向當地社會和世界傳遞信息，成為強有力的鬥爭武器。甘地的妻子和他的同伴重申為正當事業而非個人私慾奮鬥的重要性。

場景三  抗議 （一九零八年）。因拒絕離開南非，運動領袖們被判監禁。人們決定以各種罪行被捕，將監獄擠滿，以示抗議。政府提議，如果大部分印度人自願進行登記，可廢除《黑法令》，但隨後依舊實施了法律。不合作主義者發出最後通牒：如果不撤銷法令，印度人將焚毀他們的證件。政府拒絕接受，證件被付之一炬。甘地宣揚對任何人不心懷怨恨的重要性。

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Act III King

New Castle March (1913). The Indian leader Shree Gokhale visits South Africa and secures from the government a public promise to repeal two racially discriminatory laws. When the government breaks that promise, a miners’ strike is organized. Led by Gandhi, the miners and their families join the Satyagraha army and march to the Transvaal border. If arrested, the 5,000 would flood the jails. If allowed to proceed to Tolstoy Farm, they would prolong the strike. The army is instructed to stand any test without opposition. Talking about the soul’s return to Brahma, Gandhi proclaims: “The Lord said, I have passed through many a birth and many have you, I know them all but you do not. For whenever the law of righteousness withers away and lawlessness arises, then do I generate myself on earth, thrusting the evil back and setting virtue on her seat again.”

第三幕金

新堡遊行（一九一三年）。印度領袖古勒(Shree Gokhale)訪問南非，取得政府的公開承諾，要廢除兩部種族歧視法律。結果政府毀諾，一場礦工罷工正在醞釀中。在甘地的帶領下，礦工們及其家人加入到不合作運動的大軍中來，遊行至川斯華省邊界。一旦被捕，將有5,000人充斥監獄。如果能順利遊行至托爾斯泰農場，他們將延長罷工時間。人們收到指示，要沒有異議地接受任何考驗。在與追隨者談及靈魂回歸梵天的問題時，甘地宣稱：「神說，我經歷了無數次重生，你也是，但是我了解他們，而你不。只要正義的法則消逝，無法可依的狀況出現，我就會在地面上重生，趕走邪惡，讓美德重臨。」