Early Modern Drama · Character Archetypes

MULY MUMEN

in All's Lost by Lust — Rowley, William

Metadata

PlayAll's Lost by Lust
AuthorRowley, William
Year (catalogued)1633
First performance1619
Decade1630s
GenreTragedy
Play typeAdult Professional
CompanyPrince Charles's Men (first)
TheaterPhoenix/Cockpit;Indoor Professional
Speech prefix(es)Mull. | Mull: | Moore. | Mo.
Words501
Characters2640
Typicality0.46 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA11155
BritDrama no.1895
ClusterCluster 19 — Grieving nobles & tragicomic sufferers

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Full speech

Descend thy sphere, thou burning Diety, Haste from our shame, go blushing to thy bed, Thy sons we are, thou ouerlasting b ll, Yet never shamed these our impressive brows Till now; we that are stamped with thine own seal, Which the whole ocean cannot wash away Shall those cold gue cheeks that nature moulds Within her winter shop, those smooth white kins, That with a p lsey hand she paint the li bes, Make us recoil. Where's our brother Mahu Mahomet? Wele partake either or both with him, They are both noble, but too sely fli Is to preserve life, and let honour die. Fallen then my flesh, so there survive my name, Who flies from honour, follows after shame. Most willingly, to nde me f er to thee, Plighted me thy ravished daughter to my wife, And thou shalt see my indignation fly On wings of Thunder. Thou mutable piece of nature, dost thou fly me? I shall be more frightful, If thou repel a proffered arm of love, There will rebound a hate blacker in Art Then in similitude; forget me not, Have not I chaced thy wronger from his ground, And my triumphant self thy conqueror? I am thy King. Not love me! Thy father shall repent. Look for a vengeance. Bring forth that traitor, same that lustful whore. Reward a traitor. Be thine own judge, What art thou but thy Kings, and Kingdoms ruin? Was it thy Hope's, that ever I should trust thee? Traitors are poisoned arrows drawn toth'head. Which we shoot home at mischief; being struck dead, Then let the arrow be consumed in fire. Hast not betrayed thy King and Country basely That boon is easily g . Pluck out his eyes, and her exclaiming tongue, She shall in silent sarrow then led him, Her eyes shall be his st . Against . A noble girl, a lusty stout Virago. Excellent pasti Would, would, would. Nor give thee living in captivity, Thy body shall enjoy the general prison. But thy soul set . Nay it shall nobler e in the perfor , Give him weapons, thou art a soldier, And shalt end so; I'll be thy opp , With odd of eyes, but not of arms, I vow, If thy dark aim hit in my face, I'll stand, And die with thee, if not, fallen by my hand. B pr then. end thou know it. shall be noble too. Come Sir, I stand before you. Would, would, would, Oh bloody homic de, thou hast slain thy daughter. So, now we live beholding unto none Upon this stair we do ascend our through , Give us our title. Your silence it confirms, take hence their bodies, Give them to Christians, and let that bestow What ceremonious sunerals they please. We must pursue the flying R . All must be ours, weel have no Kingdom sh er, Let Chroniclers write, here we begin our reign, The first of Moors that re was King of Spain.

Plot summary

Plot — All's Lost by Lust
Spain is threatened by an invasion of Moors, but an ancient curse prevents King Roderick from opening his treasury to pay his troops. Julianus is appointed general and goes to the war. Roderick’s intention is to get Julianus out of the way while he attempts to seduce Jacinta, his daughter; Lothario engages a professional bawd to help. Jacinta resists Roderick’s advances, so he rapes her. She is then imprisoned in Lothario’s custody, but she escapes while he is asleep. Meanwhile, Antonio is in love with the base-born Margaretta, and procures her family’s consent to marry her before he leaves for the war. At the front, the Moors are reluctant to give battle, and seem undermanned. Antonio is attracted to Dionysia, the Castellan’s pugnacious daughter, and she encourages his advances. Lazarello advises him to keep quiet about his existing marriage, and pay Margaretta off. Margaretta learns that Antonio has married Dionysia bigamously, and sends her brother to the wars with a letter for him. Antonio is in a dilemma: he loves both women. Lazarello proposes that he should take Antonio’s place at the consummation of his marriage with Margaretta: she will mistake him for Antonio in the dark, and afterwards will be too ashamed to claim her husband. The plan is successful only to the extent that Lazarello is taken to be Antonio by the vindictive Margaretta: she strangles him in his bed. Julianus returns from war victorious, but Roderick orders him to stay away from court, and demands that he give up his prisoners. Jacinta tells him about the rape, and he allies with his generals.and Moorish prisoners to seek revenge. To cement the alliance, the Moorish King Muly Mumen asks for Jacinta as his wife; Julianus will not force her against her will, but gives him permission to woo her. With his army in revolt, Roderick needs to hire mercenaries, and breaks open the cursed treasury. There he sees a vision of his own defeat and deposition by the Moors. Lothario persuades Jaques the clown to hang him, and, after the battle goes against him, Roderick flees. Muly Mumen becomes King of Spain. Antonio criticizes Julianus for allowing the Moors in, and Julianus kills him. He leaves two grieving widows: Margaretta stabs herself and, not to be outdone, Dionysia wills herself to die too. Jacinta refuses to marry Muly Mumen, so he has her tongue cut out and Julianus blinded. He agrees to meet Julianus in single combat, giving the blinded man the advantage of a ‘weapon; but in the fight…