# The Two Noble Kinsmen

By John Fletcher and William Shakespeare.

"The Two Noble Kinsmen" by John Fletcher and William Shakespeare is a Jacobean tragicomedy first published in 1634 and believed to have been performed in 1613–1614. Based on Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale," it follows two imprisoned cousins, Palamon and Arcite, whose deep friendship shatters when both fall in love with Princess Emilia from their cell window. Their rivalry escalates to a deadly tournament, while a parallel story follows the jailer's daughter, who descends into madness after her love for Palamon goes unreturned. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Knights and knighthood -- Drama; Athens (Greece) -- Drama; Tragicomedy

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- [Two Noble Kinsmen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/7614) by John Fletcher and William Shakespeare (2 h 47 min, English)

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