Nathaniel Lee The Rival Queens
Act i., Sc. 3.
The Rival Queens, or the Death of Alexander the Great (1677)
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The Rival Queens, or the Death Of Alexander the Great is a Restoration tragedy written by Nathaniel Lee c. 1677. Regarded as one of his best tragedies, the play revolves around Alexander the Great and his two wives, Roxana and Statira, whose competition for his affections ends in tragedy. The play was largely influenced by French dramatist La Calprenède's historic romance Cassandre.
“Then he will talk—good gods! how he will talk!”
Nathaniel Lee The Rival Queens
Act i., Sc. 3. "It would talk,— Lord! how it talked!", Beaumont and Fletcher, Scornful Lady (c. 1613; printed 1616), Act v., Sc. 1.
The Rival Queens, or the Death of Alexander the Great (1677)
“T is beauty calls, and glory shows the way.”
Nathaniel Lee The Rival Queens
Act iv., Sc. 2. In stage editions, it is "Leads the way" with various interpolations, among them—
See the conquering hero comes!
Sound the trumpet, beat the drums!—
which was first used by Handel in "Joshua," and afterwards transferred to "Judas Maccabæus." The text of both oratorios was written by Dr. Thomas Morell, a clergyman.
The Rival Queens, or the Death of Alexander the Great (1677)
“When Greeks joined Greeks, then was the tug of war.”
Nathaniel Lee The Rival Queens
Act iv., Sc. 2.
The Rival Queens, or the Death of Alexander the Great (1677)
