William Shakespeare's Works/Comedies/Two Noble Kinsmen

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The Two Noble Kinsmen is a comedy by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, written between 1613 and 1614. The play is a retelling of "The Knight's Tale" found in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

Acts[edit | edit source]

Dramatis Personæ[edit | edit source]

  • Hymen
  • Theseus
  • Hippolyta
  • Emilia
  • Palamon
  • Arcite
  • Valerious
  • Perithous
  • Jailer
  • Nel
  • Gerrold
  • Jailer's Daughter
  • Jailer's Brother
  • Emilia's Woman
  • Nymphs
  • Three Queens
  • Three Knights
  • a Herald
  • a Gentleman
  • a Messenger
  • a Servant
  • Wooer
  • Keeper
  • a Doctor
  • Four Countrymen
  • Friends of the Jailer
  • Wenches
  • a Taborer