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''The Dumb Knight'', ''The Dumbe Knight: A Historical Comedy'', or ''The Dumbe Knight: A Pleasant Comedy'', written by Lewis Machin and Gervase Markham in roughly 1601 was acted by the Children of the King’s Revels likely in the Whitefriars Theatre, which was the acting group’s primarily venue. The play was first published in 1608 by Nicholas Okes and where sold at John Bache’s in Popes-head Palace near the Royal Exchange in London. The play takes place in Sicily and the main plot focus on the characters around the King of Cyprus, who has just conquered Sicily. A strange love between Philocles and Mariana form which nearly has Mariana executed. Out of revenge for the dishonour towards his sister Duke of Epire plans to remove Philocles and the King and make himself king promising that they “both shall tumble down”.〔(''The Dumb Knight'', Act 3, Scene 3 )〕 While the subplot of Prate and Alphonso provide comic foolery and clash with the main plot at the end of the play. Although the title of the play is ''The Dumb Knight'', Philocles, the “dumb knight” and the second in command to the King of Cyprus, is only mute for a couple of scenes in Act Two and Three. Philocles has an active voice throughout the play and his spell of speechlessness is used to advance the main plot but is not the plots focus. ==Characters== MEN: * King of Cyprus * Philocles, ''The Dumb Knight, and second in command to the King''. * Duke of Epire, ''Brother to Mariana''. * Alphonso, ''A wealthy and extravagantly dressed lord''. * Florio, ''A servant under Epire''. * Prate, ''An orator''. * Precedent, ''Prate’s clerk''. * Caelio, ''High Marshal for the Queen''. * Mechant, ''Client of Prate the orator''. * Velours, ''Client of Prate the orator''. * Drap, ''Client of Prate the orator''. * Chip and Shavings, ''Carpenters''. * ''Heralds, Watchmen, Gentleman-Usher, Physician, Executioner, &c''. WOMEN: * Queen of Sicily. * Mariana, ''Friend of the Queen, and sister to the Duke of Epire''. * Lollia, ''Prate’s wife''. * Coloquintida, ''Lollia’s friend''. * ''Attendants, &c''. Scene, Sicily. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Dumb Knight」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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