SCENE 14: EXTORTION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. NOTE ON THE TRANSLATION xi
5. INTRODUCTION xiii
6. DRAMATIS PERSONAE AND THEIR ROLE CATEGORIES xxiii
7. PREFACE 1
8. SCENES 5
9. A Couple of Soles
10. SCENE 1: MAKING A START 13
11. SCENE 2: BURNING EARS 16
12. SCENE 3: ORGANIZING A TROUPE 24
13. SCENE 4: SPECIAL APPRECIATION 32
14. SCENE 5: PUNISHING BANDITS 36
15. SCENE 6: DECIDING ON A PLAN 42
16. SCENE 7: JOINING THE TROUPE 45
17. SCENE 8: THE BANDITS SET OUT 52
18. SCENE 9: DRAFTING A LETTER 59
19. SCENE 10: BECOMING LEADING MAN 62
20. SCENE 11: THE FOX’S MIGHT¹³⁵ 75
21. SCENE 12: LUXURIANT ESCAPE 82
22. SCENE 13: THROWING MONEY AROUND 92
23. SCENE 14: EXTORTION 99
24. SCENE 15: TOGETHER IN DEATH 107
25. SCENE 16: DIVINE PROTECTION 116
26. SCENE 17: SCRAMBLING FOR PROFIT 126
27. SCENE 18: THE RETURN TO LIFE 141
28. SCENE 19: RUSTIC NUPTIALS 149
29. SCENE 20: THE SECRET DISPATCH 159
30. SCENE 21: A PARTING GIFT 161
31. SCENE 22: A CUNNING PLAN 165
32. SCENE 23: THE MAKE- BELIEVE HERMIT 169
33. SCENE 24: DEPARTING IN GLORY 175
34. SCENE 25: A PRETEND DEITY 179
35. SCENE 26: PRESENTING THE BOOK 185
36. SCENE 27: DECIDING ON THE PLAYERS 192
37. SCENE 28: A COINCIDENTAL REUNION 195
38. SCENE 29: GRABBING THE CART SHAFTS 205
39. SCENE 30: WINNING THE BATTLE 209
40. SCENE 31: MISTAKEN ARREST 216
41. SCENE 32: A SHOCKING REUNION 223
42. Appendix. THE PLAYWRIGHT AND HIS ART 239
43. NOTES 271
44. BIBLIOGRAPHY 323