‘The Knight of the Burning Pestle’

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The play of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher , `The Knight of the Burning Pestle ' is a comedy that focused on the events and feelings of ordinary citizens in a city . It basically talks about the play The London Merchant ' however with some comments and reorganization from two citizens , George and his wife . Thus , in a socio-political perspective the play tries to illuminate the importance that ordinary citizen can attribute to significant play /acts or to actual life in the city or in any community

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be reiterated , the play started with the citizen talking about `giving the play a spice of ordinary life of an ordinary man (a grocer perhaps ) then giving such man a significant role such as that of a knight . In such instance , it can be interpreted that the play would like to show the significance of ordinary citizen . The play is then catered for the taste and perspective of the common people . It is different from other plays which normally includes the roles of nobles and kingdoms . In further analysis , a scene has been dedicated to illuminate this view when the `knight in burning pestle ' which is Ralph , the grocer before becoming a knight refused the love of princess Pompiona of Moldavia for he already swear his love for another lady

Ralph . Besides , I have a lady of my own

In merry England , for whose virtuous sake

I took these arms and Susan is her name

A cobbler 's maid in Milk Street whom I vow

Ne 'er to forsake whilst life and Pestle last (Scene II

Moreover , with the intrusions of the comments , reactions and demands made by the Citizen George and his wife , several changes were made to satisfy what they want giving Ralph a role that outshines the real plot of the play The London Merchant . It shows that in an ordinary citizen 's perspective a valiant knight shall not succumb to the riches and favor of the nobles but to stand with is words and honor . The view of the knight that was shown was somewhat of a hero and not as a romantic figure that can often be found in plays of Beaumont 's contemporaries

The play `The Knight of Burning Pestle ' also depicts humor and a socio-political attitude or characteristic from the title alone . It stands that the story shall talk about a knight who is manly , generous good-hearted and brave . However , the knight in the play carries a golden pestle as his arms against villains , not a sword or spear as ordinarily portrayed . The golden pestle serves as a trademark that the knight came from the middle-class as an apprentice of a common grocer , to be specific . This shows that not all knights came from noble or upper-class origin and shed light to the reality that even ordinary people has great contributions to a kingdom or a city

The main plot of the play the London Merchant ' also shows a socio-political theme , since...