The+Ideal+Wedding+Reception

==**​​The Ideal Wedding Reception **==

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**By: C. Woo ** ======

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In //Genesis//, Abram lies to the Pharaoh about his wife, Sarah, being his sister. The Pharaoh, however, has no idea of this plan and marries Sarah, only to make Abram angrier about the situation he put himself in. This dialogue represents the conversation that never happened between the Pharaoh and Abram during the Pharaoh's wedding reception in which Abram attempts to listen to the plans of the Pharaoh's future with Sarah.======

Through the use of a Webspiration chart, I assembled a group of traits between two characters in the //Genesis// and displayed them inside the context of a dialogue. By using information provided in the __Bible__ and pictures to display the traits, I then created this current Wiki page to display the dialogue and a reflection in which I used to describe my trials throughout the process.

Audio Context
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Dialogue
 Narrator: Sarah had just moved in with the Pharaoh into his beautiful kingdom, and Abram traveled close behind, sleeping in the guest room, although it looked just like another room you would see in Taj Mahal. To top it off, he bathed in gold and silver, literally, and slept in a Tempur-pedic bed with heaters in it, and Abram "saw that it was good". His happiness was short lived though when he witnessed his wife, Sarah, marry the Pharaoh as a consequence of his actions. The following takes place during the wedding reception:


 * //Law and Order transition sound//**

Pharaoh: Ahhh, Abram! Fancy seeing you here on this fine day!

Abram: Oh yes, I couldn't miss it.

Pharaoh: Is that so? Well, I'm glad you could join the bonding of your sister and me. I am quite enthused, and I have the rest of our lives already mapped out for us.

Abram: Really?

Pharaoh: Ahh yes. I was beginning to think that you would never ask. I plan to travel first-class to Cabo where we can get our groove on, mm-mm-mm, if you know what I mean.

Abram: Oh really?

Pharaoh: Oh yes! And wait, there's more. You know your hometown...umm Abram: Ur?

Pharaoh: Yeah, that's it. I was planning on buying her a great big mansion in that area, what do you think?

Abram: Well, umm..

Pharaoh: Ahh, I can see it now, the nice breeze, the beautiful ocean, a sunset walk...Oh, sorry, not Ur, Cabo. Ur is as dry as Los Angeles. Heehee buuurrrnnneedd.. bad..ly! High five!

 Abram: O god, please help me.
 * //Man runs in, High five sound //**

Pharaoh: What are you talking about? Ur is a pretty funny name, Haha! Uuuurrrr, lol.

Abram: ARG! You stole one thing from me so, What is this mockery!?

Pharaoh: Dude, calm down. Take a chill pill, relax because //every little thing's..gonna be alright//.

Abram: Okay, sorry. (Sound of pill bottle popping open and him swallowing a pill) All better.

Pharaoh: Ok, now what were you saying about me stealing something...?

Abram: Did I say that? Silly me. I didn't mean that.

Pharaoh: Hmmm. Anyways, what was I saying?...Oh yes! Did I mention that I was planning her birthday trip to Fiji and we were going to…

Abram: ARGH!!! Conceited much? FIRST you take my...

Pharaoh: What are you TALKING ABOUT!?!? What have I taken from //YOU//?!?

Abram: (stops for a second, thinking in head) *Oops. I really messed up this time…What to do, what to do.

//**Part of Jeopardy time song** //

Pharaoh: WELL!?

Abram: I’m sorry, what were you saying?

Pharaoh: YOU SAID THAT I Literally Stole something from you..?

Abram: I did? I do not recall…

Pharaoh: Yes you did, but don't be a hypocrit screaming at me once, then act all innocent like, (mocking) 'Oooo, I didn't say anything and...ya.' You're a really bad liar.

Abram: I'm sorry, and it will not happen again, I promise. So please continue, what were you saying before?

Pharaoh: Anyways, I was planning of going to Fiji with her just as her ‘surprise gift’, you know?

Abram: No, not really. I'm not rich remember? But anyhow, do I get to join you guys?

Pharaoh: Umm. I don’t really know.

Abram: Oh, plllleeeaasssssseeee? PLEASE, I’m begging you! Please, with a cherry on top?

Pharaoh: I really dont think that was my intention...

Abram: And whipped cream, and chocolate fudge, and caramel, and nuts, and…

Pharaoh: AHH!! No! This is my choice and I want to spend it with her alone.

Abram: ARG!!! GOD, please forgive me because I have sinned, YOU ARE SO (//Beeping sound)// GREEDY!! I HOPE GOD SMITES YOU FOR STEALING MY WIFE!!!! Oops.

Pharaoh: YOUR WIFE?! What’s going on?

Abram: DANG!!! YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND!? She's my wife. Just gimme my damn wife already!!! Pharaoh: No.

Abram: I hope I didn't hear what I think your saying. You're asking for it...

Pharaoh: I said, no. You don't deserve her, you little...

 Servant: Pharaoh, sir! The cattle are dead!! We've been PLAGUED! Sir, what do we do?!
 * //Servant running in sound effect //**

Pharaoh: Shoot-t!? Go! G-gather what we have left before everything dies!!! (Mad but nervous) ABRAM!!! W-what is this?!

Abram: I guess God realized that you took my wife. So I guess we're good now?

Pharaoh: W-whatt's wr-wrong with you? Have you no s-soul??? (assertively) N-now then, here is your w-wife, t-take her, and be g-gone.


 * //Pharaoh runs out. //**

Narrator: And so Abram and Sarah fled from Egypt, but not before taking the gold and silver they could get their hands on. And so as God said, "all was good," except for the Pharaoh of course.

**Dialogue Analysis **
 Although Abram expresses discontent and instability when a situation does not go his way, he often curry favors to God and others to accept him when he asks for sympathy during his trials as described in the script written by Woo to portray the same character in the __Bible__.

When Abram pretended that his wife Sarah was his sister, Abram find himself awfully disappointed that the Pharaoh had taken a liking to Sarah and soon married her because she appeared single in the Pharaoh’s eyes. During the wedding reception, a depressed Abram sarcastically answers, “’Oh yes, I couldn’t miss it’” (Woo 3) to the Pharaoh’s question. Abram says the modal auxillary “could” as a point that he potentially could skip the party if he wanted to, but because Abram needs to look as authentic as possible as Sarah’s fake brother, he stays at the party, enduring the constant self-inflicted pain.

Abram found himself in a tough situation because his discontent of his “sister’s” marriage took away a part of the trickery and his sanity, both of which were very important to Abram. The expression of instability of watching Sarah being pulled away from him eventually allowed the Pharaoh to discover the plan, and soon later painfully release them in fear of God’s divine wrath, not Abram’s.

In addition, when a situation does not favor in Abram’s direction, he will often resort to pleading as a tactic to gain the Pharaoh’s pity. When the Pharaoh says that Abram cannot join Sarah and himself on their surprise party to Fiji, Abram pleads, “’Oh, plllleeeaasssssseeee? PLEASE, I’m begging you! Please, with a cherry on top?’” (Woo 33). “Please” is referenced three times in Abram’s line indicating his absolute need to feel associated with others along with his dependency upon others to catch his declining happiness when he cannot get his way.

This dependency often leads to anger and hatred among those that Abram annoys such as the Pharaoh’s definitive answer no. Abram does not realize that the boundaries he pushes are a bit too far and thus creates tension between both Abram and the Pharaoh during the Pharaoh’s wedding reception. This tension soon broke after when Abram announces that Sarah actually is his wife thus creating absolute disgust in the eyes of the Pharaoh.

**Abram**
When Abram's insecurity threatens his own protection, he often depends on God for guidance when in dire trouble. When Abram enters Egypt with his wife, Sarah, he reminds her that she must refer to him as her brother and also says, "'And that my life may be spared on your account'" (Gen. 12.13). Abram's usage of both personal and possessive pronouns 'me' and 'my' five times during his conversation with Sarah shows his self-conceited choices to protect himself by dropping higher priorities such as endangering the matriarch and even his own reputation.

His extreme confidence that God will always be there to prevent any danger from occurring to him also determines his choices and actions. For example, when he and Sarah pass through Gerar, he lies to King Abimelech about being her brother once again to save himself from murder. Because of his confidence and love in God, he knew that God would threaten Abimelech in a dream to let them go so that all cards would be in his favor. Because Abram finds himself in some deep trouble when his lies backfire on him, his dependency on God always becomes his first option rather than thinking out the predicament himself.

In József Molnár's painting, //Abram's Departure//, Molnar depicts Abram and his entire family traveling with all their possessions to follow God’s orders. With his desperate eyes looking up towards the heavens, Molnár shows that Abram cannot be an independent thinker and must rely on others to provide the information to help him succeed. To the work as a whole, the pack of children surrounding Abram adds to the idea of him requiring help from God to guide his path to lead his children on. Also, the way his feet are placed shows he is standing contrasting everyone else's steady movement through the desert.

His stationary stance conveys how serious he has depended onto the will of God because of his choice to pray rather than move along with the caravan because without God’s help, Abram would lose his bearing on his journey to follow God’s plan. ==== ====

**Pharaoh**
<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Since the Pharaoh demonstrates sincerity to the people he encounters, his naiveté often allows others to abuse that trust. During the Pharaoh's short-lived marriage to Sarah, he soon discovers that Abram actually disguises himself as Sarah’s brother rather than saying he was her sister. Instead of killing them out of hatred, he fearfully lets them leave Egypt, "and Pharaoh gave his men orders concerning [Abram]; and they set him on the way, with his wife and all that he had" (Gen. 12.20).

The redactors utilize the term 'all' to indicate the Pharaoh's fear of the Lord’s plan and thus would do anything to prevent a terrible ending to his hospitality. The Pharaoh’s sincerity indicates his strong will to provide hospitality, but his nonchalant actions to his guests when deceived shows that kindness to people has a more profound effect than brute violence. Through his kindness, he provides Abram and Sarah with a generous life flowing with wealth and success only to be tricked by the lies to conceal Abram's true identity.

The Pharaoh often finds himself unaware of what happens in the outside world rather than being a part of it. In the painting of an anonymous artist titled //Pharaoh Takes Sarah//, the artist shows the Pharaoh's intimate actions towards Sarah. However, the Pharaoh, along with some of his guards, expresses passive expressions, conveying his lack of sense to the situation he finds himself in. As to the whole artwork, Abram's flailing actions towards the Pharaoh when he holds Sarah intimately as if he would never give her up, even for the world, only supports the Pharaoh's inability to notice the frustration of his guests.

His darkened eyes shows the Pharaoh’s blindness to the surroundings around him often inspires those to abuse his hospitality especially because of minimal action he takes when realizing the corruption his guests do upon him. His passive expression when listening to Abram’s warnings conveys his will to make independent choices with no wrong in it.. This motion then unfolds to make him want her more which only creates a deeper hole for him to fall into because his naiveté to other people's opinions. Through his blindness, his actions revolve around a false appearance which throws him into more trouble than he ever wanted.

József Molnár was an artist born in Hungary in 1939 and studied painting at the Jozsef Attila School as well as private lessons. His art style reflects towards the manner of Dutch Baroque masters. He quoted that his “ ideals in the art of painting are those of Rembrandt and Rubens”. He enjoyed composing paintings that had strong historical background to feed his curiosity, and because of this, //Abraham’s Journey From Ur to Canaan// had become his masterpiece that people remember him by today. Although many people may not have heard of him, his artwork is clearly defined in Hungary as one of the more prominent artists from the country.

For more information: []

Although the artist of //Pharaoh Takes Sarah// may be anonymous, the artist still conveys major themes and ideals that distinguishes the drawing from other types of art. In this artist depiction of the Pharaoh taking Sarah away from Abram, the visual paths of the surrounding people encircle both the Pharaoh and Sarah, showing that their presence has the most profound effect in the painting. Also, the facial expressions and the motion of the painting puts the artwork into a more prominent category along with very detailed depictions. This artist clearly took the time and effort to insert shadows and detail in these sketches, and he created a set of these works, each one telling a different story in Genesis.

For more sketches: [] and look through the other photos.

<span style="background-color: #c743c7; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Reflection
When the class discovered that a “Conversation That Never Happened” within the Genesis had become the next major project, I was struck with hundreds of possibilities to write the dialogue about. At first, I wanted to stray towards the side of God and another character, but as I looked through the //Genesis// further, I realized that writing a dialogue about Abram, the Pharaoh, and their conflict would be an interesting, yet dramatic conversation that could potentially have a tricky plotline.

Because Abram displays certain traits in a straightforward manner to the Pharaoh, the traits within the text of the //Genesis// was relatively simple to locate. However, because almost all the internet photos contained photos of Abram and his son Isaac, I found it difficult to find one with him and his wife, Sarah. Eventually, the photos popped up and yet another problem occurred, who were the artists? Eventually, the problem was overcome by hours of researching and praying, and yet I found myself happier with my findings rather than not finding them at all.

When the time came to record the dialogue, the only minor problem I encountered was transferring the dialogue recording from a Mac to an MP3 file to fit the format of a PC. This problem took a couple tries of resending, but eventually I received the file and it worked smoothly on Audacity. A few encounters with dialogue issues such as laughter and talking in the background required some extra work and retries, but the overall work was not as difficult as working on the Wiki site itself.

My mental breakdown in the project was composing the aesthetics and information onto this Wiki page. Naturally, figuring out the site takes a couple of minutes to learn how to function, but this Wiki page has been the absolute, most annoying, yet rewarding, site to work on. The aesthetics took a ton of time because many times after changing colors or whatnot, the site would either do something different or even delete all my work which rather annoyed me.

However, I learned from this experience that patience will always be the winning factor in any project, and time management will only make things easier, never harder.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #fcfcfc; display: block; font-size: 80%; text-align: center;">Citations
//Abram and Lot Separate//. 1858. Anonymous. //Pharaoh Takes Sarah//. 22 Feb. 2010. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2010.

//Artist//. N.d. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2010. <[]>.

//Finish line with the FDA//. N.d. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2010. <[]>.

Molnár, József. //Abraham's Journey from Ur to Canaan//. 1880.

Pratt, John. //Abraham and Sarah//. N.d. //John Pratt//. Web. 20 May 2010. <[]>.

//Simpson Disappointed//. N.d. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2010. <[]>.

//Wedding Clipart//. N.d. JPEG file.