what exactly happened between cophetua and the beggar maid???
2006-12-19 14:35:30 · 2 answers · asked by kpicard90 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
King Cophetua was king who showed no interest in women, until one day he saw a pale barefoot beggar-girl dressed all in grey. He fell in love with her, and raised her to be his queen.
2006-12-20 06:42:53 · answer #1 · answered by meggush 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Answer: The story of King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid is a very ancient legend, that has been the subject of several old English Ballads and stories. It is a classic fairytale story of "Love at First Sight". Alfred, Lord Tennyson, used the story for his poem "The Beggar Maid". Several other authors have created short stories using this legend. Here is a brief synopsis:
King Cophetua and Beggar Maid. Cophetua, a legendary king in Africa, cared nothing for women until he saw a beggar maid 'all in gray', with whom he fell in love. He married her and together they lived happily ever after. The references to the story are in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Henry IV, in Tennyson's "The Beggar Maid'.
See: Sir Edward Burne-Jones King Cophetua and The Beggar Maid.
2006-12-19 22:49:28 · answer #2 · answered by JOHN B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋