Queen Elizabeth's Men (on tour); Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men (in London)
Theater
before the Court;
Speech prefix(es)
Ang: | Angelica. | Ange: | Angelica: | An:
Words
663
Characters
3521
Typicality
0.55 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A02125
BritDrama no.
876
Cluster
Cluster 5 — Romantic leads (high style)
Important excerpts
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Full speech
Kings of the South, Viceroys of Africa, Sith Father's will hangs on his Daughters choice, And I as erst Princess Andromache, Seated amid the crew of Priam's sons, Have liberty to choose where best I love; Must freely say, for fancy hath no fraud, That far unworthies Angelica Of such as deign to grace her with their loves. The Sultan with his seat in Babylon, The Prince of Cuba and of Mexico, Whose wealthy crowns might win a woman's will; Young Brandemard master of all the Isles, Where Neptune planted hath his treasury: The worst of these men of so high import, As may command a greater Dame than I. But Fortune or some deep inspiring fate, Venus or else the bastard brat of Mars, Whose bow commands the motions of the mind, Hath sent proud love to enter such a plea, As nonsutes all your Princely evidence, And flat commands that maugre Majesty, I choose Orlando, County Palatine. So much I guess, for when he wild I should Give entertainment to the doting Earl, His speech was ended with a frowning smile. Well that my Lord so friendly is in league (As honour will him with Marsillus. What pleases my Lord for to command. Pardon my Lord, my loves are overpast, So firmly is Orlando printed in my thoughts, As left no place for any else. Brave County know where sacred Love unites, The knot of Gordion at the shrine of Jove, Was never half so hard or intricate, As be the bans which lovely Venus ties. Sweet is my love: and for I love my Lord, Seek not unless as Alexander did, To cut the plough-swains traces with thy sword, Or slice the slender fillets of my life: Or else my Lord, Orlando must be mine. Let not my Lords denial breed offence, Love does allow her favors but to one, Nor can there fit within the sacred shrine Of Venus, more than one installed heart. Orlando is the Gentleman I love, And more than he may not enjoy my love. I, rest thee soldier, Angelica is false, False, for she hath no trial of her right: Soldier, let me die for the miss of all. Wertenberg thou as stout as is proud Theseus, In vain thy blade should offer my defence: For why, these be the champions of the world, Twelve Peers of France that never yet were foiled. Father, if I may dare to call thee so, And Lords of France come from the Western seas. In quest to find mighty Orlando out, Yet ere I die let me have leave to say, Angelica held ever in her thoughts, Most deer the love of County Palatine: What wretch hath wronged us with suspect of love, I know not I, nor can accuse the man: But by the heavens whereto my soul shall fly, Angelica did never wrong Orlando. I speak not this as one that cares to live, For why, my thoughts are fully malcontent, And I conjure you by your Chivalry, You quit Orlandos wrong upon Angelica. Daughter I am unto a bordering Swain, That tend my flocks within these shady groves. For I am known albeit I am disguised, Yet dare I turn the lie into thy throat, Sith thou reportest I wronged the Palatine. Thanks gentle Fortune that sends me such good hap, Rather to die by him I love so deer, Than live and see my Lord thus lunatic. Oh no my Lord, but pardon my amiss, For had not Orlando loud Angelica Near had my Lord fallen into these extremes, Which we will parley private to our selves: Near was the Queen of Cypress half so glad, As is Angelica to see her Lord, Her deer Orlando settled in his sense. I marvel Medor what my To enter league with County Sacrepant? Thus causeless banished from thy native home, Here fit Angelica and rest a while, For to bewail the Fortune's of thy love.
Plot summary
Plot — Orlando Furioso
From all over the world, princes have come to Africa to woo |Amgeliga, the successful suitor will become her father Marsilis’ heir. Given a free choice, Angelica opts for OFlaHdG) offending his higher-ranking rivals. They plan to seize Angelica and despoil Africa, but Orlando lays siege to R@@aimant's castle and sacks it. Rodamant and Brandimart flee. _ . Ambitious for love and power, Sa@rapalit woos Angelica, but she loves only Orlando. Planning to make Orlando jealous, he hangs love poems on the trees in a grove where Orlando walks; his man disguises himself as a shepherd and tells Orlando that Angelica is in love with Orlando is driven out of his mind, and dismembers fi@lShepherd’, mistaking him for Medor. M@arSiiWS banishes Angelica, but his former enemy Manidmieard receives gracious treatment and becomes his companion. Convinced that both Medor and Angelica are dead, Orlando madly plans to pursue them to hell to continue his revenge. He recruits an army of rustics and kills SERS in battle. He meets Angelica, but does not know her. His page presents him with a false ABeliea - in reality a cross-dressed clown - whom he beats. Having heard of Orlando’s lunacy, the twelve peers of France come to seek reprisals against ey and are greeted by Marsilius. makes war on Marsilius. The vitbeli Melis8A cures Orlando’s madness and sends him to fight. Sacrapant is defeated in single combat by Orlando, disguised as a common soldier; he confesses Angelica’s innocence before he dies. Meanwhile, the peers have captured her and plan to execute her for adultery. Still disguised, Orlando fights them in her defence, and wins. His countrymen recognize him by his distinctive combat style, and he explains Sacrapant’s stratagem. Marsilius invests him with his crown, and he prepares to return with Angelica to France.