King John

by William Shakespeare from c. 1596

About

King John of England defends his contested claim to the throne against French pressure and the rights of his nephew Arthur. Political expediency, papal interference, and the death of young Arthur destabilize John's reign, while the blunt and loyal Bastard Philip Falconbridge provides a satirical commentary on power and honor.

King John

Characters: 27
Words: 19k
Acts: 5
Duration: ~2 hr 22 min

Characters

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1

KING JOHN

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101

2

The BASTARD

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89

3

HUBERT

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52

4

KING PHILIP

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45

5

CONSTANCE

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40

6

EARL OF SALISBURY

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38

7

LOUIS THE DAUPHIN

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32

8

CARDINAL PANDULPH

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28

16 sections

19k words

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Act 1

1

Act 1 Scene 1

1.8k13:43

Act 2

2

Act 2 Scene 1

4.3k32:24

Act 3

3

Act 3 Scene 1

2.6k19:45

4

Act 3 Scene 2

730:33

5

Act 3 Scene 3

5914:26

6

Act 3 Scene 4

1.3k9:36

Act 4

7

Act 4 Scene 1

1.1k7:59

8

Act 4 Scene 2

2.1k15:26

9

Act 4 Scene 3

1.1k8:06

Act 5

10

Act 5 Scene 1

6054:32

11

Act 5 Scene 2

1.4k10:16

12

Act 5 Scene 3

1361:01

13

Act 5 Scene 4

4813:36

14

Act 5 Scene 5

1821:22

15

Act 5 Scene 6

3542:39

16

Act 5 Scene 7

9367:01

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