George Peele's The Battle of Alcazar: A Retelling
By David Bruce
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This is an easy-to-read retelling of the Elizabethan playwright George Peele's history play THE BATTLE OF ALCAZAR. Reading this retelling first will make reading the original play much easier.
David Bruce
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George Peele's The Battle of Alcazar - David Bruce
George Peele’s
The Battle of Alcazar:
A Retelling
David Bruce
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In this retelling, as in all my retellings, I have tried to make the work of literature accessible to modern readers who may lack the knowledge about mythology, religion, and history that the literary work’s contemporary audience had.
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My father, Carl Eugene Bruce, died on 24 October 2013. He used to work for Ohio Power, and at one time, his job was to shut off the electricity of people who had not paid their bills. He sometimes would find a home with an impoverished mother and some children. Instead of shutting off their electricity, he would tell the mother that she needed to pay her bill or soon her electricity would be shut off. He would write on a form that no one was home when he stopped by because if no one was home he did not have to shut off their electricity.
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My mother, Josephine Saturday Bruce, died on 14 June 2003. She used to work at a store that sold clothing. One day, an impoverished mother with a baby clothed in rags walked into the store and started shoplifting in an interesting way: The mother took the rags off her baby and dressed the infant in new clothing. My mother knew that this mother could not afford to buy the clothing, but she helped the mother dress her baby and then she watched as the mother walked out of the store without paying.
My mother and my father both died at 7:40 p.m.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
THE USURPER AND HIS SUPPORTERS:
The Moor Muly Mahamet.
Muly Mahamet, his son. Called Muly, Junior in this book.
Calipolis, wife of the Moor.
Pisano, a Captain of the Moor.
THE RIGHTFUL RULER AND HIS SUPPORTERS:
Abdelmelec, uncle of the Moor Muly Mahamet, and rightful ruler of Morocco.
Mahamet Seth, younger brother of Abdelmelec.
Rubin Archis, widow of Abdelmunen, older brother of Abdelmelec.
Son of Rubin Archis.
Celybin, a follower of Abdelmelec.
Zareo, a follower of Abdelmelec.
Calsepius Bassa, a Turkish Captain.
Abdil Rayes, a Queen.
THE PORTUGUESE:
Sebastian, King of Portugal.
Duke of Avero, a follower of Sebastian.
Duke of Barceles, a follower of Sebastian.
Lord Lodowick, a follower of Sebastian.
Lewes de Silva, a follower of Sebastian.
Christophero de Tavera, a follower of Sebastian.
Don Diego Lopez, Governor of Lisbon.
Don de Menysis, Governor of Tangier.
Other Christians:
Tom Stukeley, Captain of the Papal fleet.
Irish Bishop.
Hercules, an Italian in Stukeley’s service.
Jonas, an Italian in Stukeley’s service.
APPEARING IN THE DUMB SHOWS:
The Presenter.
Abdelmunen, oldest brother of Abdelmelec.
Two young Brothers of the Moor Muly Mahamet.
Two Murderers.
Fame.
OTHER CHARACTERS:
Moorish Ambassadors, Spanish Ambassadors and Legate, Boy, Soldiers, Messengers, etc.
A Queen.
Ladies.
NOTES
• Sebastian was King of Portugal from 11 June 1557 to 4 August 1578. He was born on 20 January 1554.
• King Philip II of Spain reigned from 16 January 1556 to 13 September 1598.
• King Sebastian of Portugal and King Philip II of France were related. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, was the father of King Philip II and the grandfather of King Sebastian.
• In 1578 Portugal’s King Sebastian invaded Morocco. The invasion ended in a disastrous defeat for Portugal.
• The Battle of Alcazar took place on 4 August 1578.
• George Peele makes the elder Muly Mahamet, who is ruling Morocco at the beginning of the play, a villain.
• George Peele regards Abdelmelec, an uncle to the Moor Muly Mahamet, as the rightful ruler of Morocco.
• The events of the play begin in 1576. Abdelmelec has re-entered Morocco in an attempt to take the crown away from the Moor Muly Mahamet. Abdelmelec has brought a large Turkish contingent with him.
• The rulers of Morocco had the title of Muly.
The title also was given to other male members of the royal family.
• Bassa
is an early form of Pasha,
a title that Turkish military commanders often held.
• Barbary is North Africa