A King and No King
- ISBN-10
- 0803202512
- ISBN-13
- 9780803202511
- Pages
- 154
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1963
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Authors
- Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher
Description
A tragicomedy. Arbaces, King of Iberia, has been abroad, fighting in the wars. He returns in triumph. The queen mother hates him and plots his death. Arbaces struggles with his incestuous passion toward his beautiful sister. The comic relief in the play is provided by the cowardly Bessus and his cronies. Their subplot involves the customs of honorable dueling and their comical violation.
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