num_pages: 168
description: The Knight of the Burning Pestle is a play written by the English playwrights Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher in the early 17th century. The play is a parody of the traditional chivalric romance genre, and follows the story of a young knight named Rafe who is determined to become a hero and win the heart of his lady love. However, the play is interrupted by a group of citizens who have paid for the right to insert their own story into the play, featuring their own hero, the grocer's apprentice, who is armed with a burning pestle. The play then becomes a hilarious and chaotic mix of the two stories as they compete for attention on stage. The Knight of the Burning Pestle is a witty and irreverent satire of the conventions of the theatre and the romantic ideals of the time, and is still performed today as a classic of English theatre.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
language: English
title: The Knight of the Burning Pestle
titlecomplete: The Knight of the Burning Pestle
characters: A Boy that dances and sings, Venturewell, a rich Merchant, Citizen's Wife (Nell), Citizen (George), Tim, a Squire, George Greengoose, butcher, Master Humphrey, a friend to the Merchant, Pompiona, daughter to the King of Moldavia, A Sergeant, William Hammerton, pewterer, Michael "Mick" Merrythought, a second son of Mistress Merrythought, Prologue, An Host, 3rd Captive Knight, Charles Merrythought, Captive Woman, Luce Venturewell, the Merchant's daughter, 1st Captive Knight, Rafe, Jasper Merrythought, his Apprentice, Mistress Merrythought, Jasper's mother, George, a Dwarf, A Barber (Nicholas), 2nd Captive Knight, A Tapster
genres: Literature, Classics, School, Drama, Plays, 17th Century, College, Fiction, Read For School, British Literature
ratings_count: 879
publisher: Kessinger Publishing