![]() ![]() And if that wasn’t enough to such you in, this play also features the stage direction: ‘Pursued with a bear’. ![]() We’re talking Henry IV Part One or Richard III kind of popular. So in terms of Renaissance plays, this one is worth knowing about. I suspect not, but without further ado, let’s have a look and see – on with the play! I suspect it’s a play many know little about, but the introduction tells a different story, opening with the line, ‘ Mucedorus was the most popular drama of the age’. Renaissance Ratatouille? Jerry in Mucedorus? Surprisingly complementary! I read the title quickly and upon seeing the word mouse I found myself hoping that this featured elements either like Stuart Little or Ratatouille (yes I know he’s a rat), or maybe even Tom and Jerry. Amplified with new additions, as it was acted before the King’s Majesty at Whitehall on Shrove-Sunday night by his Highness’ Servants usually playing at the Globe: very delectable and full of conceited mirthĬertainly a very comprehensive title, and even providing a small review at the end. It’s the penultimate day today in my play-a-day series, with eight of the ten plays in Shakespeare & Others: Collaborative Plays already completed ( Arden of Faversham, Locrine, Edward III, The Spanish Tragedy, Thomas Lord Cromwell, Sir Thomas More, The London Prodigal and A Yorkshire Tragedy) today it’s the turn of Mucedorus which has probably the lengthiest title in the collection so far, here it is in its entirety:Ī MOST PLEASANT COMEDY OF MUCEDORUS THE KING’S SON OF VALENCIA, AND AMADINE, THE KING’S DAUGHTER OF ARAGON, WITH THE MERRY CONCEITS OF MOUSE. ![]()
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