Palamon and Arcite, cousins and nephews of Creon of Thebes, are taken prisoner by Theseus and swear eternal friendship in their Athenian cell, until both glimpse Emilia from the window. Drawn from Chaucer’s Knight’s Tale, the play sets their rivalry beside the jailer’s daughter, who frees Palamon and loses her wits for love of him.
Shakespeare’s late collaboration with John Fletcher, mixing courtly chivalry with morris dancers and madness. Download the free EPUB.