Аудиокнига: Reign of King Edward the Third

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Reign of King Edward the Third

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The Reign of King Edward the Third is an Elizabethan play printed anonymously in 1596. It has frequently been claimed that it was at least partly written by William Shakespeare, a view that Shakespeare scholars have increasingly endorsed. The rest of the play was probably written by Thomas Kyd. The play contains many gibes at Scotland and the Scottish people, which has led some critics to think that it is the work that incited George Nicolson, Queen Elizabeth's agent in Edinburgh, to protest against the portrayal of Scots on the London stage in a 1598 letter to William Cecil, Lord Burghley. This would explain why the play was not included in the First Folio of Shakespeare's works, which was published after the Scottish King James had succeeded to the English throne in 1603.

The plot of the play consists of two distinct parts. The first is centred on the Countess of Salisbury (the wife of the Earl of Salisbury), who, beset by rampaging Scots, is rescued by King Edward III, who then proceeds to woo her himself. In an attempted bluff, the Countess vows to take the life of her husband if Edward will take the life of his wife. However, when she sees that Edward finds the plan morally acceptable, she ultimately threatens to take her own life if he does not stop his pursuit. Finally, Edward expresses great shame, admits his fault and acquiesces. In the second part of the play, in several scenes reminiscent of Henry V, Edward joins his army in France, fighting a war to claim the French throne. The play switches between the French and English camps, where the apparent hopelessness of the English campaign is contrasted with the arrogance of the French. Much of the action is focused on young Edward, the Black Prince, who broods on the morality of war before achieving victory against seemingly insurmountable odds.
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Cast
EDWARD THE THIRD, King of England: Ron Altman
EDWARD, Prince of Wales, his Son: David Goldfarb

  1. Earl of WARWICK; 2) Earl of MONTFORT: Noel Badrian
    Earl of DERBY: Chuck Williamson
  2. Earl DOUGLAS; 2) Earl of SALISBURY: Robert Hoffman
    Lord AUDLEY: Martin Geeson
  3. DAVID, King of Scotland; 2) Lord PERCY: Charlotte Duckett
  4. LODOWICK, Edward's Confident; 2) VILLIERS, a French Lord: Rhonda Federman
  5. Sir WILLIAM MOUNTAGUE; 2) King of BOHEMIA, Aid to King John; 3)Sir JOHN COPLAND: Jason Mills
  6. English ESQUIRE; 2) English HERALD: Aidan Brack
    ROBERT, styling himself Earl, of Artois: Kristingj
  7. GOBIN DE GREY; 2) Another CAPTAIN: Grace
    JOHN, King of France: Bruce Pirie
    CHARLES, son of JOHN, King of France: CaprishaPage
    PHILIP, son of JOHN, King of France: Amy Gramour
    Duke of LORRAIN: alanmapstone
  8. First Poor FRENCHMAN; 2) First CITIZEN of Calais: MarcyT
  9. Second Poor FRENCHMAN; 2) Second CITIZEN of Calais: Anna Simon
  10. A CAPTAIN, of Calais; 2) A MARINER: David Evans and Dave Nicol
  11. Third Poor FRENCHMAN; 2) First FRENCH HERALD: Readalot
  12. Fourth Poor FRENCHMAN; 2) Second FRENCH HERALD: mb
  13. Third FRENCH HERALD; 2) A FRENCH WOMAN: Tiffany Halla Colonna
  14. First Scottish MESSENGER; 2) A POLISH CAPTAIN, Aid to King John; 1) Second Scottish MESSENGER; 2) A POOR INHABITANT of Calais: Wupperhippo
    PHILIPPA, Edward's Queen: Cathy Barratt
    Countess of SALISBURY: Elizabeth Klett
    Narrator: Algy Pug
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