Project Gutenberg 1998-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 169 Fletcher, John 1579 1625 Fletcher, Iohn Flecher, John Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William The Two Noble Kinsmen Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.) Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Knights and knighthood -- Drama Athens (Greece) -- Drama Tragicomedy PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 207265 2025-07-01T09:50:34.349707 text/html 211736 2023-08-24T00:42:39 text/html 160015 2025-07-01T09:50:42.675667 application/epub+zip 158720 2025-07-01T09:50:37.658703 application/epub+zip 141774 2025-07-01T09:50:36.191712 application/epub+zip 295613 2025-07-01T09:50:45.403664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274290 2025-07-01T09:50:41.636744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252590 2022-08-01T09:37:32.632426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167540 2025-07-01T09:50:33.538712 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 167350 2023-06-05T06:33:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19419 2025-07-01T09:50:45.538626 application/rdf+xml 12521 2025-07-01T09:50:36.825681 image/jpeg 3091 2025-07-01T09:50:36.558729 image/jpeg 66682 2023-06-05T06:33:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 71584 2023-08-24T00:43:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 148373 2025-07-01T09:50:34.365715 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia