Geoffrey Chaucer & Company Presents
Tale of Sir Thopas & Tale of Melibee
3 actors - 3 dancers
After a frolic through the ballad of Sir Thopas and his love of the elf queen, the Tale of Melibee places us on the brink of war. In the Tale of Melibee a powerful young lord’s family is attacked, thus instigating a potential war. Lord Melibee responds emotionally, as most of us would: outraged at the injustice of the attack on his wife and daughter and filled with a desire for revenge. Surprisingly, his wife, Dame Prudence, herself a victim of this violence, strives to serve as the voice of reason, counseling for peace. The ensuing debate over the appropriate political and/or military response, set within a domestic battleground of emotion versus reason, makes for an amusing and deeply compelling drama laced with wisdom.
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