Early Modern Drama · Character Archetypes

KNIGHT

in A Yorkshire Tragedy — Middleton, Thomas

Metadata

PlayA Yorkshire Tragedy
AuthorMiddleton, Thomas
Year (catalogued)1608
First performance1606
Decade1600s
GenreTragedy
Play typeAdult Professional
CompanyKing's Men
TheaterGlobe;Outdoor Professional
Speech prefix(es)Kni. | Knig. | Kni, | Knigh. | Kni
Words178
Characters924
Typicality0.38 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA12030
BritDrama no.1484a
ClusterCluster 19 — Grieving nobles & tragicomic sufferers

Important excerpts

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Full speech

Here, this way, this way: The serpent of his house? Ime sorry for this time that I am in place of justice. Do not repeat it twice I know too much, would it had never been thought on: Sir I bleed for you. O in a cooler blood you will repent it. Go lead him to the Jail, Where justice claims all, there must pity fail. Endangered so his wife? murdered his chil dren? I am sorry I ere knew him, That ever he took life and natural being From such and honoured stock, and fair dissent; Till this black minute without stain or blemish Well, I do not think but in to morrows judgement. The terror will fit closer to your soul, When the dread thought of death remembers you to further which, take this sad voice from me: Never was act played more unnaturally. It is my wish it should be so, Ruinous man, the desolation of his House, the blot Upon his predecessors honoured name: That man is nearest shame that is passed shame. Exit.

Plot summary

Plot — A Yorkshire Tragedy
News arrives from London that a young woman's absent lover has married somebody else. It was a lucky escape for her: he has turned out to be a wastrel and a gambler, has got into debt, and is treating his wife badly; he will not listen to remonstrance and responds ungratefully to attempts to help him. An appeal by the Master of his brother's college, made after the brother is imprisoned for his debts, finally makes him realize what his prodigality has cost his family and descendants. Stricken with remorse, he takes command of his fate by murdering his son and heir, then assaulti