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)
Two: | Two.
Words
213
Characters
1148
Typicality
0.32 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A21144
BritDrama no.
952
Cluster
Cluster 16 — Errand servants & brief parts
Important excerpts
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Full speech
Quarter day, I and quartering pay I fear: Have we not herd the news that flies abroad? What then quoth you? why is't not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh, I so the Grasshopper does spend the time, In mirthful jollity till Winter come, And then too late he would redeem his time, When frozen cold hath nipped his careless head: He that no sooner will provide a Cloak, Then when he sees it does begin to reign, May peradventure for his negilgence, Be thoroughly washed when he suspects it not, We that have charge, and such a train as this, Must look in time, to look for them and us, Least when we would, we cannot be relieved. The Sun dread Lord that in the western fallen, Beholds us now low brought through misery, Did in the Orient purple of the morn, Salute our coming forth when we were known Or may our portion be with damned fiends, long live your highness, happy be your reign Tush they that have already taken arms, Are many fearful millions in respect Of that small handful of our enemies: But 'tis a rightful quarrel must prevail, Edward is sonnne unto our late kings sister, Where John Valois, is three degrees removed.
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.