THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN Mr. John Fletcher, Gent., and Mr. William Shakspeare, Gent. Contents ACT I PROLOGUE Scene I. Athens. Before a temple Scene II. Thebes. The Court of the Palace Scene III. Before the gates of Athens Scene IV. A field before Thebes. Scene V. Another part of the same, more remote from Thebes ACT II Scene I. Athens. A garden, with a castle in the background Scene II. The prison Scene III. The country near Athens Scene IV. Athens. A room in the prison Scene V. An open place in Athens Scene VI. Athens. Before the prison ACT III Scene I. A forest near Athens Scene II. Another part of the forest Scene III. The same part of the forest as in scene I. Scene IV. Another part of the forest Scene V. Another part of the forest Scene VI. The same part of the forest as in scene III. ACT IV Scene I. Athens. A room in the prison Scene II. A Room in the Palace Scene III. A room in the prison ACT V Scene I. Athens. Before the Temples of Mars, Venus, and Diana Scene II. Athens. A Room in the Prison Scene III. A part of the Forest near Athens, and near the Place appointed for the Combat Scene IV. The same; a Block prepared EPILOGUE Dramatis Personæ PROLOGUE ARCITE, the two noble kinsmen, cousins, PALAMON, nephews of Creon, King of Thebes THESEUS, Duke of Athens HIPPOLYTA, Queen of the Amazons, later Duchess of Athens EMILIA, Sister of Hippolyta PIRITHOUS, friend to Theseus Three QUEENS, widows of the kings killed in laying siege to Thebes The JAILER of Theseus’s prison His DAUGHTER, in love with Palamon His BROTHER, The WOOER of the Jailer’s daughter Two FRIENDS of the Jailer, A DOCTOR ARTESIUS, an Athenian soldier VALERIUS, a Theban WOMAN, attending on Emilia An Athenian GENTLEMAN Six KNIGHTS, three accompanying Arcite, three Palamon Six COUNTRYMEN, one dressed as a Bavian or baboon Gerald, a SCHOOLMASTER NEL, a countrywoman A TABORER A singing BOY A HERALD A MESSENGER A SERVANT EPILOGUE Hymen (god of weddings), lords, soldiers, four countrywomen (Fritz, Maudlin, Luce, and Barbary), nymphs, attendants, maids, executioner, guard SCENE: Athens and the Neighbourhood, except in part of the first Act, where it is Thebes and the Neighbourhood PROLOGUE Flourish. Enter Prologue.