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Wilfred Campbell. Mordred and Hildebrand: A Book of Tragedies
Mordred and Hildebrand: A Book of Tragedies
Table of Contents
MORDRED . . and . HILDEBRAND
MORDRED
ACT. I
SCENE I.—A Hermitage in the Woods
SCENE II.—Camelot. (Arthur crowned king.)
SCENE III
SCENE IV.—Leodegrance’s Castle at Camelard
SCENE V.—The apartment of Guinevere—Guinevere and a lady attendant
SCENE VI.—A rose garden adjoining the Castle
ACT II
SCENE I.—The forest of Bracliande
SCENE II.—Castle at Camelot
SCENE III.—Another part of the Castle
SCENE IV.—Enter Elaine and her retinue
SCENE V.—The Court
SCENE VI.—An outer room in the Castle—Guinevere walking back and forth. Enter Launcelot, kneels, would take her hand
SCENE VII.—Enter Vivien and Mordred
SCENE VIII.—Enter Dagonet
ACT III
SCENE I.—Arthur, Mordred, Dagonet, and Nobles
SCENE II.—Launcelot discovered seated almost naked amid swineherds
SCENE III.—Another part of the forest.—Launcelot and Gwaine
SCENE IV.—(Enter Court-ushers with trumpets, Soldiers and Knights. Enter the King: takes his State. Enter the Queen in a black robe surrounded by her Women, comes to the foot of the Throne, falls on her face.)
SCENE V.—Enter Mordred
SCENE VI.—An audience room in the Castle. Enter Mordred, Sir Agravaine and other Knights
SCENE VII.—A passage near the Queen’s apartments
ACT IV
SCENE I.—(Rise outer curtain.) Passage near the Queen’s apartments. Enter Dagonet
SCENE II.—Sir Launcelot’s apartment, midnight. Enter several Knights with torches and swords
SCENE III.—The King’s lodge in the forest. Arthur walking back and forth
SCENE IV.—(Rise outer curtain.) Court at Camelot
SCENE V.—A Corridor in the Palace. Enter two Gentlemen
SCENE VI.—France—A Tent on the Field near Launcelot’s Castle. Arthur paces to and fro
ACT V
SCENE I.—(Rise outer Curtain.) Enter two Soldiers
SCENE II.—The Kentish Coast. Landing of Arthur’s troops opposed by Mordred. Battle going on in the distance. Enter Gwaine borne ashore on a litter. Battle comes near
SCENE III.—Night on the battle field. The royal tent, Arthur’s Camp
SCENE IV.—Near the battlefield. Enter two Knights
HILDEBRAND
ACT I
SCENE I.—(Rise outer Curtain.) An Inn-yard in Milan. Two Burghers discovered seated at a table, drinking
SCENE II.—Place, Home of Pastor Gerbhert. Enter Catherine, Mother to Margaret
ACT II
SCENE I.—A room in the Papal Palace at Rome. Enter Hildebrand as Pope and Peter Damiani, a fanatic
SCENE II.—The German Court, a Room in the Castle
SCENE III.—An Audience Room in the Castle. Enter Attendant. Enter Henry in haste, with Gilbert a Lord
SCENE IV.—A monastery near Milan. Night. Enter two monks, Brun, a fat little monk, and Wast, a tall, lean one, with an extremely ugly face
SCENE V.—(Audience room in the Papal palace. Enter Hildebrand wearing his purple robe of state and with him Peter Damiani. Enter a page.)
ACT III
SCENE I.—(A deserted camp.) Enter Henry alone
SCENE II.—(Rise outer Curtain. A yard outside the castle at Canossa. Enter two Monks telling their beads.)
SCENE III.—(A poorly furnished room. Margaret seated by a meagre fire nursing her sick child.)
SCENE IV.—A battle-field. Enter troops marching. Fighting begins in the distance. Enter two officers
ACT IV
SCENE I.—(A fortress near Milan, where Gregory is in exile. Enter Margaret, crazed, with her dead babe in her arms.)
SCENE II.—(A chapel close near the castle. The grave of Margaret and her child marked by a cross.) Enter Hildebrand leaning on the arm of Peter
