Early Modern Drama · Character Archetypes

HOBBINOL

in The Arraignment of Paris — Peele, George

Metadata

PlayThe Arraignment of Paris
AuthorPeele, George
Year (catalogued)1584
First performance1581
Decade1580s
GenrePastoral
Play typeBoys Professional
CompanyChildren of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys)
Theaterbefore the Court;
Speech prefix(es)Hob.
Words166
Characters870
Typicality0.33 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA09220
BritDrama no.751
ClusterCluster 22 — Ghosts, curses & horror voices

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Full speech

Poor Colin woeful man, thy life forespoke by love, What uncouth fit, what malady is this, that thou dost prove. That ever love had reverence among silly sheepeheed swains, Be ike that humour hurts the ̄ most that most might be their pains. And whither wends you thriueles swain, Like to the stricken deer, Seeks he Dictamum for his wound within our forest here. Then leave him to his luckless love, let him abide his fate, The over is rankled ll to fa re, our comfort coms to late. The ot, me thinks her cheer is cham ̄ ged, her mirthful looks are laid, She frolicks not: pray God the lad have not beguide the maid. So fair a face, so foul a thought to harbour in his breast, Thy hope consumed, poor Nymph, thy hap is worse then all the rest. Farewell fair Nymph, sith he must heal alone that gave the wound. There grows no herb of such ef ect upon dame nature's ground.

Plot summary

Plot — The Arraignment of Paris
Minor deities greet Juno, Pallas, and Venus and present them with gifts. Intending Troy’s downfall, Ate leaves a golden apple where the three goddesses will find it. Seeing that it is addressed to the most beautiful, they quarrel about which of them should be the recipient, then refer the case to the judgement of the next passer-by. This proves to be Paris, who has just pledged his love to Oenone. Each goddess offers him a reward for judging in her favour: Juno offers wealth, Pallas fame, and Venus love, in the person of Helen. Paris chooses Venus, and wins the enmity of the other two. Colin the shepherd dies for love of Thestylis. Not knowing that he has jilted Oenone, Venus tells Paris of the unpleasant consequences for lovers who break their vows, and punishes Thestylis with unrequited love for an ugly old man. Mercury summons Paris to the court of Jove, to answer charges of partiality laid by Juno and Pallas. He pleads his case before the Council of Gods: the court acknowledges its justice and sends him home to the doomed city of Troy. Juno and Pallas appeal, and Venus gives up the golden apple, confident that it will be awarded to her a second time. At Apollo’s suggestion, Diana is appointed judge in the case, since the incident originally happened near her bower. Diana awards the golden apple to the nymph Eliza, ruler of Elysium (representing Queen Elizabeth, in the audience). The goddesses of destiny, according to their annual custom, also resign their symbols of power to the Queen.