The Two Noble KinsmenBased on Chaucer's Knight's Tale, The Two Noble Kinsmen was written at the end of Shakespeare's career, as a collaboration with the rising young dramatist John Fletcher. Neglected until recently by directors and teachers, the play deserves to be better known for its moving dramatization ofthe conflict of love and friendship. This new edition, compiled by distinguished scholar Eugene M. Waith, offers helpful new material on the play's authenticity as a work of Shakespeare, his collaboration with Fletcher, the relevance to the play of the contemporary ideals of chivalry andfriendship, and its limited but increasing stage history. Based on the Quarto of 1634, Waith's edition also sets out to clarify the stage directions, address problems of mislineation, and provide useful guides to unfamiliar words, stage business, allusions, and textual problems. |
Contents
Thebs | 27 |
Before the gates of Athens | 40 |
Another part of the same | 57 |
The country near Athens | 101 |
An open place in Athens | 116 |
Actus Tertius | 130 |
Another Part of the forest | 144 |
Another part of the forest | 158 |
Same as Scene III | 179 |
Actus Quartus | 218 |
A Room in the Palace | 240 |
A room in the prison | 258 |
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Common terms and phrases
againe agen Altar Armes Athens Banket beleeve blessed blood Boyes brave BROTHER busines chattring Cornets Cosen Arcite COUNTREYMAN Creon curse dare DAUGHTER do's DOCTOR Duke EMILIA Enter Iaylors Enter Palamon Enter Theseus ev'n ev'ry Exeunt Exit eyes faire falne Farewell feare Florish flowers for't fortune FRIEND Gentleman give gods hand hast hath heard heare heart heaven hee'l heere HIPPOLITA hold honour howre i'th IAILOR in't Iustice John Fletcher KEEPER kinesman Knights Lady loose Lord lov'd Maides Marsis Mayde mercy MESSENGER Mistris morrow Musicke neere nev'r never noble Noble Kinsmen nonny o'th world on't peece PERITHOUS pitty pray Prince prison QUEEN Scaena SCHOOLMASTER selfe sence Servant shee sing Sister Souldier soule stand subdude sweet Sword tell Thebs thee Ther's thine thing thou art to'th too't Tryall Twas vertues Vpon wee'l wench Wher's woman WOOER y'ar yong you'l