Early Modern Drama · Character Archetypes

ALMEDA

in 2 Tamburlaine the Great — Marlowe, Christopher

Metadata

Play2 Tamburlaine the Great
AuthorMarlowe, Christopher
Year (catalogued)1590
First performance1588
Decade1590s
GenreTragedy
Play typeAdult Professional
CompanyAdmiral's (Nottingham's) Men
Speech prefix(es)Alm. | Al.
Words192
Characters973
Typicality0.45 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA07004.2
BritDrama no.789
ClusterCluster 3 — Citizens, tradesfolk & neighbors

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Full speech

My Lord I pity it, and with my heart With your release, but he whose wrath is death, My soueraigue Lord, renowned tamburlain. Forbids you further liberty than this. How far hence lies the Galley, say you? But needs we not be spied going aboard? I Like that well: but tell me my Lord, if I should let you go, would you be as good as your word? Shall I be made a king for my labour? Then here I swear, as I am Almeda, Your Keeper under Tamburlaine the great, (For that's the style and title I have yet) Although he sent a thousand armed men To intercept this haughty enterprise, Yet would I venture to conduct your Grace, And die before I brought you back again. That's no matter sir, for being a king, For Tamburlain came up of nothing. Why, I thank your Majesty. Not for all Africa, therefore move me not. No speech to that end, by your favour sir. No talk of running, I tell you sir. Well sir, what of this? When you will my Lord, I am ready, Good my Lord, let me take it.

Plot summary

Plot — 2 Tamburlaine the Great
Q@reames has invaded Europe, but the advance of @amiburlaine in Asia forces him to make peace: he concludes a defensive treaty with SigiSiOHa) and both swear by the gods of their respective religions. Sigismond breaks his vow and makes war; Orcanes prays to Jesus Christ for victory, and Sigismond interprets his defeat as divine vengeance for his perjury. Bajazetli’s son @allapimé escapes from prison in Egypt by offering his jailer wealth and a crown. He is installed as Emperor of Turkey, and he and (Bamiburlaine muster their forces for war on one another. Tamburlaine encourages his sons to martial pursuits, and promises to settle the succession on the most warlike, not the eldest. He teaches them courage by wounding himself, but @alypHaS proves reluctant. Zenoeraté dies. Tamburlaine has her body embalmed and takes it with him; Bamissa, the town of her death, is burned. @echelles and [iieridamas besiege BalSSPA at the Syrian frontier. The fort is taken and its captain shot; determined not to outlive him, his wife Olympia kills her son but is captured before she can kill herself. Miteridamias woos her, and threatens rape when she rejects him. She offers him an ointment that will make him invulnerable, and offers to test it by anointing her own throat; this turns out to be a trick to make him kill her. Wamburiaine’s forces arrive at the frontier and give battle. GalyphasiStays away, preferring to play cards, so Tamburlaine kills him. Callapine’s subject kings are captured and made to draw Tamburlaine’s chariot, while the Turkish concubines are given to the common soldiers. Callapine himself escapes and regroups while Tamburlaine marches on Babylon. EH@GG¥ErHOE is captured, hung up in chains on his city walls, and shot. The citizens are drowned in the asphalt lake nearby. Tamburlaine burns the Koran and challenges Muhammad to take vengeance. He is taken ill and dies, regretting the parts of the world he has left unconquered. Amyras succeeds his father, while Callapine’s army advances.