in The Reign of King Edward the Third — Anonymous; Shakespeare, William (?)
Metadata
Play
The Reign of King Edward the Third
Author
Anonymous; Shakespeare, William (?)
Year (catalogued)
1596
First performance
1590
Decade
1590s
Genre
History
Play type
Adult Professional
Company
Derby's (Strange's) Men (?)
Speech prefix(es)
Ph: | Ph.
Words
195
Characters
1082
Typicality
0.20 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A21144
BritDrama no.
952
Cluster
Cluster 10 — Mourners, mothers & doleful voices
Important excerpts
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Full speech
I say my Lord, claim Edward what he can, And bring he never so plain a pedigree, 'Tis you are in possession of the Crown, And thats the surest point of all the Law: But were it not, yet ere he should prevail, I'll make a Conduit of my dearest blood, Or chase those straggling upstarts home again, Oh Father how this eckoing Cannon shot. Shot. Like sweet hermonie disgests my cates. Now boy thou hearest what thundering terror 'tis, To buckle for a kingdoms souerentie, The earth with giddy trembling when it shakes, Or when the exhalations of the air, Breaks in extremity of lightning flash, Affrights not more then kings when they dispose, To show the rancour of their high swollen hearts, Retreae is sounded, one side hath the worse, Retreat. Oh if it be the French, sweet fortune turn, And in thy turning change the forward winds, That with advantage of a savouring sky, Our men may vanquish and thither fly. My heart misgives, say mirror of pale death, To whom belongs the honour of this day, Relate I pray thee, if thy breath will serve, The sad discourse of this discomfiture.
Plot summary
Plot — The Reign of King Edward the Third
KingledwWardlll of England hears of his claim to the French throne by his mother’s right, and plans an invasion. The French have induced the Scots to invade England, and they have laid siege to the Countess of 1593 Salisbury’s castle. King Edward goes north to deal with them, and they flee at his approach, but the Countess persuades him to stay rather than pursue them. He falls in love with her, but neither his wooing nor her father’s unwilling advocacy can overcome her fidelity to her husband. She breaks his obsession by first demanding the deaths of his queen and her husband, then threatening to stab herself. With his troops mustered, Edward sets off for France. The French gather their allies about them, but their navy fails to prevent the English from landing. Edward’s army lays waste the country, and the inhabitants flee. PRGSIBAWArd is formally armed, and his father refuses to commit troops to help him out of danger at the battle of Crécy; the honour of his victory is thereby the greater. MHeEArNonSalisbiity releases his prisoner Willli@rs to seek safe conduct for him to Calais, on condition that he returns a prisoner if unsuccessful. His insistence on keeping his oath to return persuades the reluctant Dalipiin to issue a passport. Emboldened by an ambiguous prophecy, the French give battle to Prince Edward. Salisbury is captured, but produces his passport; Kimggohih is reluctantly compelled to honour it. The terms of the prophecy are fulfilled: the French army is frightened by ravens and, out of ammunition, the Prince’s army fights with the stones of the earth. The French are routed and King John taken prisoner. King Edward besieges Calais: after expelling its poor men to save food, the town surrenders; but Edward’s terms are that six leading burgesses must give themselves up within two days to suffer what fate he pleases. He is about to attack when they do so; and QHeeHEPHTippa persuades Edward to spare their lives. THEIKINGOHSESts is taken prisoner, and his captor brings him to France to surrender him to King Edward in person. Prince Edward also brings his father the gift of a captive king; King John is taken prisoner to England.