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The Fairy of the Lake
''The Fairy of The Lake'' is a play written by John Thelwall in 1801. It was published in his book ''Poems Chiefly Written in Retirement''. It is a melodrama set in approximately the Fifth Century and centres on Arthurian legend. The play was never performed in its time, as it was banned for being too provocative around the same time when Thelwall himself was arrested and tried for treason in England.
== Plot ==
The play consists of three acts. Rowenna, a Saxon sorceress, and married to the king of Britain (Vortigen) plots to overthrow her husband and win the love of Arthur. She conjures the Fates, requesting information about her love and Arthur’s future. And is cryptically told that “Arthur’s hand shall light the flame in which thy sorrows all expire”. Rowenna takes this as good news and summons the frost-demon, Incubus to help her. She is also given the news that as a revolt against his treacherous relationship with the Saxons, Arthur and his knights of the round table have initiated a coup against Vortigern, their king. In a Fierce battle Arthur has slain Rowenna’s father, Hengist, King of the Saxons. She also learns that Vortigern took his daughter, Guenever, with him after fleeing the same battle and plans to have his incestuous way with her. Instead of being distraught by the death of her father, Rowenna is instead joyous that it was not Arthur’s hand that killed her father and that Arthur’s love for Guenever, is soon to be tainted by her “rifled beauties” and sets a plan in motion to win Arthur’s heart.
In Act II, the summoned incubus aids Rowenna by freezing all of Arthur’s men. She then takes advantage of his distraught state and after he sets down his enchanted sword, she gets her demons of the noon to tie him up and then attempts to charm him. However, Rowenna is thwarted when the Lady of the Lake appears and saves Arthur and his men.
In Act III, Rowenna poisons Vortigern, believing that with his death, she will be fulfilling her fate and be free to marry Arthur. However, Arthur storms the castle to rescue his still-captive Guenever and scorns the sorceress. Enraged, and still believing she is fulfilling the prophecy, Rowenna orders the tower where Guenever is being held to be set aflame. Guenever and Arthur’s trusted soldier (and witty drunk) Tristram is burned to death. A furious Arthur then retaliates by burning down the rest of the castle. Rowenna is killed in the blaze, and the castle sinks into the moat, which magically becomes a lake. From the lake emerges a chariot pulled by swans holding the Lady of the Lake who has also rescued Tristram and Guenever. Arthur is reunited with his Guenever and crowned as the true and virtuous King of Britain.
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