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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN

Contents

ACT I
PROLOGUE
Scene I. Athens. Before a temple
Scene II. Thebes. The Court of the Palace
Scene III. Before the gates of Athens
Scene IV. A field before Thebes.
Scene V. Another part of the same, more remote from Thebes
ACT II
Scene I. Athens. A garden, with a castle in the background
Scene II. The prison
Scene III. The country near Athens
Scene IV. Athens. A room in the prison
Scene V. An open place in Athens
Scene VI. Athens. Before the prison
ACT III
Scene I. A forest near Athens
Scene II. Another part of the forest
Scene III. The same part of the forest as in scene I.
Scene IV. Another part of the forest
Scene V. Another part of the forest
Scene VI. The same part of the forest as in scene III.
ACT IV
Scene I. Athens. A room in the prison
Scene II. A Room in the Palace
Scene III. A room in the prison
ACT V
Scene I. Athens. Before the Temples of Mars, Venus, and Diana
Scene II. Athens. A Room in the Prison
Scene III. A part of the Forest near Athens, and near the Place appointed for the Combat
Scene IV. The same; a Block prepared
EPILOGUE

Dramatis Personæ

PROLOGUE

ARCITE, the two noble kinsmen, cousins,
PALAMON, nephews of Creon, King of Thebes

THESEUS, Duke of Athens
HIPPOLYTA, Queen of the Amazons, later Duchess of Athens
EMILIA, Sister of Hippolyta
PIRITHOUS, friend to Theseus

Three QUEENS, widows of the kings killed in laying siege to Thebes

The JAILER of Theseus’s prison
His DAUGHTER, in love with Palamon
His BROTHER,
The WOOER of the Jailer’s daughter
Two FRIENDS of the Jailer,
A DOCTOR

ARTESIUS, an Athenian soldier
VALERIUS, a Theban
WOMAN, attending on Emilia
An Athenian GENTLEMAN
Six KNIGHTS, three accompanying Arcite, three Palamon

Six COUNTRYMEN, one dressed as a Bavian or baboon
Gerald, a SCHOOLMASTER
NEL, a countrywoman
A TABORER

A singing BOY
A HERALD
A MESSENGER
A SERVANT

EPILOGUE

Hymen (god of weddings), lords, soldiers, four countrywomen (Fritz, Maudlin, Luce, and Barbary), nymphs, attendants, maids, executioner, guard

SCENE: Athens and the Neighbourhood, except in part of the first Act, where it is Thebes and the Neighbourhood