in George a Green, the Pinner of Wakefield — Greene, Robert (?)
Metadata
Play
George a Green, the Pinner of Wakefield
Author
Greene, Robert (?)
Year (catalogued)
1599
First performance
1590
Decade
1590s
Genre
Romance
Play type
Adult Professional
Company
Sussex's Men
Speech prefix(es)
Grime. | Grimes.
Words
385
Characters
1912
Typicality
0.48 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A02070
BritDrama no.
893
Cluster
Cluster 1 — Wives, widows & intimate counsel
Important excerpts
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Full speech
Your welcome was but duty, gentle Lord: For wherefore have we given us our wealth, But to make our betters welcome when they come? Oh, this goes hard when traitors must be flattered: But life is sweet, and I cannot withstand it. God (I hope) will revenge the quarrel of my King. I say, sir Gilbert, looking on my daughter, I curse the hour that ere I God the girl: For sir, she may have many wealthy suitors, And yet she disdains them all, to have Poor George a Green unto her husband. I warrant you, my Lord. Nay, are you not some crafty quean, That comes from George a Green, that rascal, With some letters to my daughter? I will have you searched. Why are you muffled? I Like you the worse For that. A pretty wench of smiling countenance, Old men can Like, although they cannot love, I, and love, though not so brief as young men can. Well, go in, my wench, and speak with my daughter. I wonder much at the Earl of Kendall, Being a mighty man, as still he is, Yet for to be a traitor to his king, Is more then God or man will well allow: But what a fool am I to talk of him? My mind is more here of the pretty lass: Had she brought some forty pounds to town. I could be content to make her my wife: Yet I have herd it in a proverb said, He that is old, and marries with a lass, Lies but at home, and proves himself and ass. How now, my wench, how is't? what not a word? Alas, poor soul, the toothache plagues her soar. Well, my wench, here is and Angel for to buy thee And I pray thee use mine house, The oftener the more welcome: farewell. I am, and it Like your majesty. Yes, my Lord, if he will let me marry With this lovely lass. Then do I give my daughter unto George. Marry, my Lord, I think this boy hath More knavery, than all the world beside. Yet am I content that George shall both have My daughter and my lands. My Lord, she is praying for George a Green: He is the man, and she will none but him.
Plot summary
Plot — George a Green, the Pinner of Wakefield
(helEarlSfKendal, inspired by a prophecy that he and e KinglfiSeets will meet in London and defeat the KingofEngland, musters his troops and communicates with King James. THENMEHIOPOrKShize, of his treason, refuse to victual his army. When Sir Nicholas Maniniering threatens the people of Wakefield, GGrge- aeGreehe tears up his commission and makes him eat the seals. Infuriated, Kendal plans revenge: he and his allies go to Wakefield in disguise, but George impounds their horses. Kendal tries to entice George to: join him in rebellion, insisting that he seeks social justice rather than power. Encouraged by George, he visits a hermit to hear his fortunes; but the hermit is actually George himself in disguise, and the visit a ruse to get Kendal and his henchmen alone. George fights them, takes Kendal prisoner, and hands him over to the authorities. King James brings troops into England, but is distracted by his passion for JARGMANBaHEy, whose husband is away. When she refuses him, he besieges her castle. The aged war veteran Milsgrave, who refuses to hand over the responsibility of arms to his n Gay, arrives and raises the siege. James is taken prisoner, and both he and Kendal are brought before King Edward. Kendal is imprisoned and Edward visits the north to meet George. Willy liberates George’s love, B@HGHS, from Grime her father by visiting her disguised as a woman and swapping clothes with her. The lovers are reunited, leaving Willy still at Grime’s house. However, Bettris will not marry without her father’s consent; and he will not give it because of George’s lowly status. Maid Mafiah is peeved that George's fame exceeds Robin Hood’s. She nags Robin into going to Wakefield to fight George, but neither of them wins. Later, visiting Bradford, they see Kings Edward and James, disguised, trailing their staffs in accordance with local custom to ===== PAGE 110 ===== .- 110 | 893. Géorge-a: Greene avoid a fight with the shoemaker. Outraged by this _ servility, George threatens the travellers, only later ~ learning Edward's true identity. The King forgives him, aot. _ ** agrees to intervene with GME, grants shoemakers the ae - epithet ‘the gentle craft’, and knights Musgrove. Grime . - agrees that George may marry Bettris, in return for consent to marry Willy, whom he still takes for a ; woman: .Willy soon disabuses him. George refuses a .' « ".. knighthood, but is asked to set the terms for King . James’s release: he requires the payment of reparations ” to…