THE LORD OF MISRULE: A TANGLED TRAGICOMEDY

THE LORD OF MISRULE: A TANGLED TRAGICOMEDY
or
A SCREWED-UP DITHYRAMB
or
A FARCE BEYOND ALL REASON

DRAMATIS PERSONAE
The LORD OF MISRULE (or LOM, for short)
LOOF, the LOM's valet and co-conspirator
FRU ASTRID, a female innkeeper
ROSA, her shallow eldest daughter
SOPHI, her clever middle daughter, married to the LOM
LYSBETH, her innocent youngest daughter
THE GENERAL, a warlord
THE LADY, his beloved wife
THE LIEUTENANT, his trusted aide-de-camp
A HERALD
THE SURGEON of the regiment
MAEVE, a sutler-woman
SMALLFOLK, SOLDIERS, OFFICERS, VOICES OF SPIRITS

PROLOGUE IN THE SPACE BEYOND (In which the LOM and Loof talk about finding a wife)

ACT I
SCENE I: ASTRID'S INN (In which the LOM seeks a wife and Sophi manages to find herself a husband)
SCENE II: A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE HOLDFAST (In which the LOM and Loof become soldiers, and Sophi a sutler-woman. And celebrations are taking place.)
SCENE III: THE HOLDFAST COURTYARD (In which the LOM and Loof take the Lieutenant out on a spree with fatal consequences.)

INTERLUDE (In which Sophi parleys with Loof.)

ACT II
SCENE IV: THE HOLDFAST COURTYARD (In which the Lieutenant gets the Lady on his side and the LOM makes more of a stir.)
SCENE V: THE GREAT HALL (In which the General is furious. Enough said.)
SCENE VI: THE LADY'S BEDCHAMBER (In which Sophi parleys with the Lady.)

INTERLUDE (In which Sophi parleys with Loof once more, before the duel.)

ACT III
SCENE VII: THE HOLDFAST COURTYARD (In which there is a duel and someone is killed.)
SCENE VIII: THE LADY'S BEDCHAMBER (In which the Lady tries to reason with her spouse.)
SCENE IX: THE HOLDFAST INFIRMARY (In which the Lieutenant heals and Sophi parleys with him.)
SCENE X: THE LADY'S BEDCHAMBER (In which everything that once went wrong is set right.)

EPILOGUE IN THE HOLDFAST CHAPEL (In which the Lieutenant and Sophi marry, and the LOM takes his leave.)


PS. I made this story as a subversion where the second daughter of three, who is always a deviant in fairytales, is the heroine. Also, Loof, the Roderigo character, has a name that is "Fool" in sdrawkcab.