The Two Noble Kinsmen (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Shakespeare, John Fletcher
- First Published: 1634
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Tragicomedy
- Time of Work: Antiquity
- Setting: Athens and Thebes
- Principal Characters: Theseus, Hippolyta, Emilia, Palamon, Arcite
- Genres: Drama, Tragicomedy
- Subjects: Love or romance, War, Heroes or heroism, Greek or Roman times, Prisoners of war, Greece or Greek people
- Locales: Athens, ancient, Greece, ancient, Thebes, ancient
The Story:
During the marriage ceremony of Theseus, duke of Athens, and Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, three widowed queens begged Theseus’ aid. Creon, king of Thebes, had slain their husbands in battle and would not permit their bodies to receive decent burial. Theseus commiserated with the queens, but provided small comfort for their grief when he directed that his nuptial ceremonies be continued. The queens persisting in their pleas, Theseus conceded to the extent of ordering an expeditionary force to be readied to march against Thebes. Not to be denied, the distracted...
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