ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Its plot derives from “The Knight’s Tale” in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, which had already been dramatised at least twice before. This play is believed to have been William Shakespeare’s final play before he retired to Stratford-upon-Avon and died three years later.

Detailed explanation-2: -Palamon and Arcite return to fight for Emilia, and all three make prayers to their gods, asking for help. Emilia refuses to watch the combat. Arcite wins, and Palamon and his knights are sent for execution.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Two Noble Kinsmen, tragicomedy in five acts by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher. The play was probably written and first performed about 1612–14. It was published in quarto in 1634 with a title page identifying Fletcher and Shakespeare as joint authors.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Two Noble Kinsmen is a stage play in the form of a tragicomedy, containing elements of both comedy and tragedy. One of the central characters, Arcite, dies in an accident after winning the hand of the beautiful Emilia. The other main character, Palamon, then marries Emilia. Date Written: Between 1612 and 1614.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Two Noble Kinsmen is essentially an adaptation of Chaucer’s Knight’s Tale. In this story, the two kinsmen are Palamon and Arcite; they are captured while fighting for Thebes against Athens. While imprisoned, the two cousins find themselves attracted to Emilia, who is the sister of Hippolyta, wife of Theseus.