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Mile End Meeting Between King Richard II and Rebel Leaders

14-year-old King Richard II negotiates with the leaders of the Peasants' Revolt—Wat Tyler, John Ball, and Jack Straw—in an open field at Mile End. The peasant rebels demand an end to serfdom, fair wag

Setting

A broad, open field at Mile End, just outside the city walls of London. The ground is trampled grass and dirt, with scattered wildflowers. The field slopes gently, allowing visibility across the gathering. To one side, the distant spires and walls of London can be seen, while the other side opens to rural farmland.

Characters

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King Richard II
primary
A pale, slender youth of 14 years with shoulder-length golden hair and delicate features that betray his royal lineage. His slightly upturned nose and large blue eyes give him an air of youthful innocence, though his posture carries the weight of kingship.
Wat Tyler
primary
A rugged, middle-aged man with sun-weathered skin and a muscular build from years of labor. His dark brown hair is unkempt and streaked with grey, falling just past his shoulders. His hands are calloused and strong, bearing the marks of a working man. A jagged scar runs along his left cheekbone, a remnant of past conflicts.
John Ball
secondary
A gaunt man in his late 50s with deep-set, fiery eyes and a wild tangle of graying brown hair. His face is weathered from years of outdoor preaching, with deep lines around his mouth and forehead. His posture is slightly stooped but still carries an intensity, with long, bony fingers often gesturing emphatically.
Jack Straw
secondary
A wiry, middle-aged man with a weathered face, deep-set eyes, and a close-cropped beard. His hands are rough and calloused from years of labor, and his stance is firm but not aggressive. His dark hair is streaked with gray, tied back loosely with a leather cord.
Royal Guard Captain
background
A broad-shouldered, battle-hardened man in his late 40s with a square jaw and a prominent scar running from his left temple to cheekbone, the mark of an old sword wound. His graying hair is cropped short beneath his helmet, and his piercing gray eyes scan the crowd with military precision.
Angry Peasant
background
A stocky, sunburnt man in his late 30s with weathered skin and missing front teeth. His muscular arms bear old scars from farm work. Greasy brown hair falls unevenly to his shoulders, and his knuckles are white from gripping his weapon.

Dialog

King Richard II Good people, we have come to hear your grievances—what would ye have of us?
Wat Tyler An end to villeinage! No more serfdom! The land should feed them that works it!
John Ball Hearken! As the prophet saith: 'Break every yoke and let the oppressed go free!' Shall the king deny God's law?
King Richard II We... we grant manumission to all loyal subjects. But by what right—
Wat Tyler By right of the hunger in our children's bellies! By right of backs bent under lords' whips!
John Ball Mark ye well, my lord king—when ploughmen starve while abbots feast, the very stones shall cry out!
King Richard II This charter we shall grant... but all must lay down arms ere sunset.

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