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)
Iames. | King. | Iamie. | Iame.
Words
403
Characters
2117
Typicality
0.32 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A02070
BritDrama no.
893
Cluster
Cluster 5 — Romantic leads (high style)
Important excerpts
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Full speech
Lord Humes, but mark the visage of this child; By him I guess the beauty of his mother: None but Laeda could breed Helena. Tell me, Ned, who is within with thy mother. Johnnie, knock at that gate. Fear not, fair Jane: for all these men are mine, And all thy friends, if thou be friend to me: I am thy lover James the King of Scots, That oft have sued and wooed with many letters, Painting my outward passion with my pen, When as my inward soul did bleed for woe: Little regard was given to my suit, But haply thy husbands presence wrought it: Therefore, sweet Jane, I fitted me to time; And hearing that thy husband was from home, Am come to crave what long I have desired. Why, what dishonour, Ned? Stay him. Jane, in faith, Jane. Then list to me, Saint Andrew be my boot, But I'll raze thy castle to the very ground, Unless thou open the gate, and let me in. Well, Jane, since thou disdainest King James love, I'll draw thee on with sharp and deep extremes: For by my father's soul, this brat of thine Shall perish here before thine eyes, Unless thou open the gate, and let me in. Why then he die. Who, Musgrove? The devil he is. Come, My horse. Not thine, but Fortune's prisoner. Brother of England, rub not the soar afresh, My conscience grieves me for my deep misdeed, I have the worst, of thirty thousand men, There escaped not full five thousand from the field. But had not his old Father William Musgrove Played twice the man, I had not now be here, A stronger man I seldom felt before, But one of more resolute valiance, Treads not I think upon the English ground. My Lord of Kenned. you are welcome to the court. Faith, my Lord, they are stout fellows. And because we will see some sport, We will trail our staves. I beseech your grace dispatch with me, And set down my ransom. Why, Johnnie: then the Earl of Kendall is blithe, And hath brave men that troop along with him. If good S. Andrew lend King Iame leave, I will be with him at the pointed day. But soft: whose pretty boy art thou? I am content: and Like your majesty, And will leave good castles in security. And whither art thou going, pretty Ned?
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…