Massacre at Paris

Christopher Marlowe

• Publisher: Mint Editions
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781513272047
• eBook ISBN: 9781513277042
• Topic: Littérature
• Subtopic: Théâtre antique et classique

The wedding day of Henry of Navarre, a Protestant from a noble family, and Margaret of Valois, the sister of the Catholic king, has arrived, though there are few aside from the bride and groom that are happy about it. Set during a time of political and social unrest in 16th century Paris, the Catholics and the Protestants, also known as Huguenots, hold grudges and extreme distrust against each other. When it becomes apparent that the mother of the bride, Queen Catherine, intends harm to Henry, The Duke of Guise, the leader of the Huguenots, is determined to strike first. With a plan to poison Queen Catherine and to shoot one of her admirals, The Duke of Guise orders his men to attack discretely before the family of the bride can do the same. However, when their first murder attempts are not entirely successful, the Catholics seek retribution. Now caught in a violent chain, the feud started at the wedding escalates into a war of espionage and assassinations.

With themes of social, political, and religious change, Christopher Marlowe began writing The Massacre at Paris during the height of the animosity between Protestants and Catholics. Based on an actual historical event, Marlowe depicts the war between the religions with beautiful and hyperbolic language. First debuted in 1593, the same year as Marlowe's untimely death, The Massacre at Paris is among the legendary playwright's final works. Rarely found in print, The Massacre at Paris is one of Marlowe's lesser known works, though it is just as masterful as the rest of his canon. With high stakes and a compelling plot, The Massacre at Paris is a fast-paced and exciting drama that allows modern readers an intimate and authentic perspective on a historical event.

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Dramatis Personae
• Scene 1: Enter Charles the French King, (Catherine) the Queene Mother, the King of Navarre, the Prince of Condye, the Lord high Admirall, and (Margaret) the Queene of Navarre, with others
• Scene 2: Enter the Duke of Guise
• Scene 3: Enter the King of Navar and Queen (Margaret), and his (olde) Mother Queen (of Navarre), the Prince of Condy, the Admirall, and the Pothecary with the gloves, and gives them to the olde Queene
• Scene 4: Enter (Charles) the King, (Catherine) the Queene Mother, Duke of Guise, Duke Anjoy, Duke Demayne (and Cossin, Captain of the Kings Guard)
• Scene 5: Enter Guise, Anjoy, Dumaine, Gonzago, Retes, Montsorrell, and Souldiers to the massacre
• Scene 6: Enter Mountsorrell and knocks at Serouns doore
• Scene 7: Enter Ramus in his studie
• Scene 8: Enter Anjoy, with two Lords of Poland
• Scene 9: Enter two with the Admirals body
• Scene 10: Enter five or sixe Protestants with bookes, and kneele together
• Scene 11: Enter (Charles) the King of France, Navar and Epernoune staying him: enter Queene Mother, and the Cardinall (of Loraine, and Pleshe)
• Scene 12: Sound Trumpets within, and then all crye vive le Roy two or three times
• Scene 13: Enter the Duchesse of Guise, and her Maide
• Scene 14: Enter the King of Navarre, Pleshe and Bartus, and their train, with drums and trumpets
• Scene 15: Enter (Henry) the King of France, Duke of Guise, Epernoune, and Duke Joyeux
• Scene 16: Alarums within. The Duke Joyeux slaine
• Scene 17: Enter a Souldier
• Scene 18: Enter the King of Navarre reading of a letter, and Bartus
• Scene 19: Enter the Captaine of the guarde, and three murtherers
• Scene 20: Enter two (Murtherers) dragging in the Cardenall (of Loraine)
• Scene 21: Enter Duke Dumayn reading of a letter, with others
• Scene 22: Sound Drumme and Trumpets, and enter the King of France, and Navarre, Epernoune, Bartus, Pleshe and Souldiers
• A Note About the Author
• A Note from the Publisher