The Two Noble Kinsmen
by John Fletcher and William Shakespeare
- First published
- 1613
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"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.
- Knights and knighthood
- Athens (Greece)
- Tragicomedy
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #1542. The Two Noble Kinsmen on Wikipedia.
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