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)
Robin. | Robin Hood.
Words
274
Characters
1407
Typicality
0.32 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A02070
BritDrama no.
893
Cluster
Cluster 9 — Boon companions & bluff banter
Important excerpts
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Full speech
Why is not lovely Marian blithe of cheer? What ails my Leman that she begins to lower? Say good Marian why art thou so sad. Content, what wreaks it us though George a Green be stout, So long as he does proffer us no scathe? Envy does seldom hurt but to it self, And therefore, Marian, smile upon thy Robin. Content thee, Marian, I will ease thy grief, My merry men and I will thither stray, And here I vow that for the love of thee, I will beat George a Green, or he shall beat me. Marian, thou shalt go with thy Robin. Bend up your bows, and see your strings be tied, The arrows keen, and every thing be ready, I shall be turned out of mine office. Why, art thou mad? darest thou encounter three? We are no babes, man, look upon our limbs. That were great shame. Now by my soul, proud sir, We be three tall yeomen, and thou art but one: Come, we will forward in despite of him. Come sirrah, now to me, spare me not, For I'll not spare thee. Stay, George, for here I do protest, Thou art the stoutest champion that ever I laid Hands upon. George, wilt thou forsake Wakefield, And go with me, Two liveries will give thee every year, And forty crowns shall be thy see. Why, Robin Hood: I am come hither with my Marian, And these my yeomen for to visit thee. Godamercies, good George, I'll be thy guessed to day. See George, two men are passing Through the town, Two lusty men, and yet they trail their staves.
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…