Project Gutenberg 1998-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 102 Fletcher, John 1579 1625 Fletcher, Iohn Flecher, John Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William The Two Noble Kinsmen "The Two Noble Kinsmen" by John Fletcher and William Shakespeare is a tragic play likely written in the early 17th century during the height of the English Renaissance. The story revolves around two noble cousins, Palamon and Arcite, who find themselves imprisoned and in love with the same woman, Emilia. The themes of chivalry, friendship, jealousy, and the struggle for love in the face of fate set the stage for the unfolding drama. At the start of the play, the scene is set with a wedding celebration taking place in Athens, where Duke Theseus is marrying Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons, amidst a backdrop of sorrowful queens mourning their fallen husbands from war. The audience is introduced to the two cousins, Palamon and Arcite, who are imprisoned and lament their lost freedom while sharing their mutual despair. Their friendship begins to unravel as they both fall in love with Emilia, the sister of Theseus, inciting tension between them. This opening portion establishes the conflict that will drive the characters' actions throughout the play and hints at the themes of love, rivalry, and honor that underpin the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Knights and knighthood -- Drama Athens (Greece) -- Drama Tragicomedy PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 207120 207192 2024-09-01T10:05:08.254091 2023-10-01T09:12:31.074368 text/html text/html 211736 2023-08-24T00:42:39 text/html 136833 2024-09-01T10:05:15.461911 application/epub+zip 135777 2024-09-01T10:05:10.124991 application/epub+zip 135777 2024-09-01T10:05:08.983068 application/epub+zip 268424 2024-09-01T10:05:18.533935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247127 2024-09-01T10:05:14.444983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252590 2022-08-01T09:37:32.632426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167540 167568 2024-09-01T10:05:07.092963 2023-10-01T09:12:30.062357 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 167350 2023-06-05T06:33:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19067 2024-09-01T10:05:18.687939 application/rdf+xml 12526 2024-09-01T10:05:09.390970 image/jpeg 3076 2024-09-01T10:05:09.199981 image/jpeg 66682 2023-06-05T06:33:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 71584 2023-08-24T00:43:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 127189 2024-09-01T10:05:08.273011 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia