in The Royal Entertainment of the Queen and Prince at Althorp (The Satyr) — Jonson, Ben
Metadata
Play
The Royal Entertainment of the Queen and Prince at Althorp (The Satyr)
Author
Jonson, Ben
Year (catalogued)
1604
First performance
1603
Decade
1600s
Genre
Entertainment
Play type
Occasional
Theater
before the Court;
Speech prefix(es)
FAE • Y. | FA • RIE. | FAERY •
Words
241
Characters
1280
Typicality
0.33 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A04637.2
BritDrama no.
1407
Cluster
Cluster 2 — Allegory, Nature & pageant voices
Important excerpts
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Full speech
Madame, now and end to make, Deign a simple gift to take: Only for the Fairies sake, Who about you still shall wake. 'Tis done only to supply, His suspected courtesy, Who (since Thamyra did die) Hath not brooked a Ladies eye, Nor allowed about his place, Any of the female raze. Only we are free to trace All his grounds, as he to chase. For which Bounty to us lent, Of him vnknowledgde, or unsent, We prepared this A Jewel was give her. Compliment, And as far from cheap intent, In particular to feed, Any hope that should succeed. Or our glory by the deed, As your self are from the needs. Utter not; we you implore, Who did give it, nor wherefore, And when ever you restore Your self to us, you shall have more. Highest, happiest Queen farewell, But beware you do not tell. Here the Fairies hopt away in a fantastic dance, when on a sudden the Satire discovered himself again and came oorth. Hail, and welcome worthiest Queen, Joy had never perfect been, To the Nymph's that haunt this Green, Had they not this evening seen. Now they Print it on the Ground With their feet in figures round, Marks that will be ever found, To remember this glad stound. Satire, we must have a spell, For your tongue, it runs to fleet. Fai ies, pinch him black and blue, Now you have him him rue:
Plot summary
Plot — The Royal Entertainment of the Queen and Prince at Althorp (The Satyr)
On arrival at Althorp, the Queen and Prince meet a Satyr, who quarrels with the fairies because Queen Mab has refused to kiss him, and gets pinched. The fairies give the Queen a gift, and the Satyr presents the Prince with,a boy huntsman to be his servant. The Queen and Prince see two deer killed. Two days later, country morris dancers arrive, sent by nobody and introduced by Nobody. A young man implores the Queen and Prince not to leave, and encourages Prince Henry to look forward to the time when he will lead them to war in Europe.