num_pages: 352
description: Shakespeare's historical drama about how an embattled King John seized the British throne in order to prevent foreign domination is accompanied by detailed notes, including scene-by-scene plot summaries, an introduction to Shakespearean drama and language, a detailed critical analysis, and a study of period objects, clothing, and other artifacts mentioned in the play. Reprint.
language: English
title: King John
titlecomplete: King John (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)
characters: French Herald, Philip Faulconbridge, later Sir Richard Plantagenet (the Bastard), William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, Cardinal Pandulph, Blanche of Castille, James Gurney, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Robert Faulconbridge, Citizen of Angiers, Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex, Hubert de Burgh, Lady Faulconbridge, William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, Philippe II of France, Louis VIII of France, English Herald, Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk, English Messenger, Arthur I, Duke of Brittany, John of England, French Messenger, Constance Penthièvre, Duchess of Brittany, Second Executioner, Viscount of Melun, Limoges, Duke of Austria, Henry III of England, Sheriff, Chatillon, First Executioner, Peter of Pomfret
genres: 16th Century, Historical Fiction, Theatre, Drama, Plays, Poetry, Literature, Classics, British Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 6999
places: Angers, England
publisher: Washington Square Press