(Comus) A Masque
Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634
John Milton. (1608 to 1674)
The cheif persons which were presented, were:
The Lord Bracly.
Mr. Thomas Egerton his Brother,
The Lady Alice Egerton.
Milton's "A Mask. Presented at Ludlow Castle," is based on the ancient
English folktale "Childe Roland."
A deeply gloomy and haunted wood, a horrifically comic mob of monsters and the
bright dawn of a happy ending.
The protagonists, are children, Alice, John and Thomas. Separated from her
brothers in a dark wood, Alice is ensnared by Comus, a sorcerer who is the
offspring of Circe and Bacchus. She resists his proffered drink-which would turn
her into a half-beast like all his followers.
The two brothers rescue their lost sister from the clutches of an evil magician.
Supernatural help comes from a Good Spirit disguised as a shepherd and
from a gentle nymph of the River Severn. Comus captures humans with a drink that
turns them into beasts. The wild scene showing these debauched monsters feasting
recalls Puritan Milton's distrust of aristocratic excess.
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John Milton (December 9, 1608 to November 8, 1674) was educated at St Paul's School, London. Milton was originally
destined to a ministerial career, but his independent spirit led him to give up
this career. He matriculated at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1625 and studied
there for seven years before he graduated as Master of Arts cum laude on July 3,
1632.
Upon graduating from Christ’s College, Cambridge, in 1632 Milton undertook six
years of self-directed private study in both the ancient and modern disciplines
of theology, philosophy, history, politics, literature and science, in
preparation for his prospective poetical career. As a result of such intensive
study, Milton is considered to be among the most learned of all English poets.
(Comus) A Masque
by John Milton - 1634
Main characters
The attendant Spirit afterwards in the habit of Thyrsis.
Comus with his crew.
The Lady.
Number 1 Brother.
Number 2 Brother.
Sabrina the Nymph.
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