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King John (Global Grey Edition)
King John (Global Grey Edition)
KING JOHN
BY
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
©GlobalGrey 2018
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CONTENTS
Dramatis Personae
ACT 1
Scene 1
ACT 2
Scene 1
ACT 3
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
ACT 4
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
ACT 5
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
Scene 5
Scene 6
Scene 7
1
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
KING JOHN.
ARCHDUKE OF AUSTRIA.
to King John.
ACT 1
4
SCENE 1
Enter KING JOHN, QUEEN ELINOR, PEMBROKE, ESSEX, SALISBURY, and others,
with CHATILLON
KING JOHN
CHATILLON
QUEEN ELINOR
KING JOHN
CHATILLON
KING JOHN
CHATILLON
KING JOHN
CHATILLON
KING JOHN
QUEEN ELINOR
KING JOHN
6
QUEEN ELINOR
Enter a Sheriff
ESSEX
KING JOHN
BASTARD
KING JOHN
ROBERT
KING JOHN
BASTARD
QUEEN ELINOR
BASTARD
KING JOHN
BASTARD
KING JOHN
QUEEN ELINOR
KING JOHN
BASTARD
ROBERT
BASTARD
ROBERT
KING JOHN
ROBERT
BASTARD
10
QUEEN ELINOR
BASTARD
QUEEN ELINOR
BASTARD
QUEEN ELINOR
BASTARD
11
KING JOHN
BASTARD
KING JOHN
BASTARD
QUEEN ELINOR
BASTARD
KING JOHN
12
BASTARD
LADY FAULCONBRIDGE
BASTARD
LADY FAULCONBRIDGE
BASTARD
GURNEY
14
BASTARD
Exit GURNEY
LADY FAULCONBRIDGE
BASTARD
LADY FAULCONBRIDGE
BASTARD
LADY FAULCONBRIDGE
BASTARD
Exeunt
16
ACT 2
17
SCENE 1
Enter AUSTRIA and forces, drums, etc. on one side: on the other KING PHILIP
and his power; LEWIS, ARTHUR, CONSTANCE and attendants
LEWIS
ARTHUR
LEWIS
AUSTRIA
CONSTANCE
AUSTRIA
KING PHILIP
CONSTANCE
Enter CHATILLON
KING PHILIP
CHATILLON
Drum beats
20
KING PHILIP
AUSTRIA
Enter KING JOHN, QUEEN ELINOR, BLANCH, the BASTARD, Lords, and forces
KING JOHN
KING PHILIP
KING JOHN
KING PHILIP
KING JOHN
KING PHILIP
QUEEN ELINOR
CONSTANCE
QUEEN ELINOR
22
CONSTANCE
QUEEN ELINOR
CONSTANCE
AUSTRIA
Peace!
BASTARD
AUSTRIA
BASTARD
BLANCH
BASTARD
AUSTRIA
KING PHILIP
LEWIS
KING JOHN
QUEEN ELINOR
CONSTANCE
24
ARTHUR
QUEEN ELINOR
CONSTANCE
QUEEN ELINOR
CONSTANCE
KING JOHN
25
CONSTANCE
QUEEN ELINOR
CONSTANCE
KING PHILIP
First Citizen
KING PHILIP
KING JOHN
KING PHILIP
KING JOHN
KING PHILIP
First Citizen
KING JOHN
First Citizen
KING JOHN
BASTARD
KING JOHN
KING PHILIP
BASTARD
KING PHILIP
First Citizen
KING JOHN
KING PHILIP
BASTARD
To AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
Peace! no more.
BASTARD
KING JOHN
BASTARD
30
KING PHILIP
Exeunt
Here after excursions, enter the Herald of France, with trumpets, to the gates
French Herald
English Herald
First Citizen
Re-enter KING JOHN and KING PHILIP, with their powers, severally
KING JOHN
KING PHILIP
BASTARD
KING JOHN
KING PHILIP
First Citizen
KING PHILIP
KING JOHN
First Citizen
BASTARD
KING JOHN
BASTARD
34
KING PHILIP
KING JOHN
AUSTRIA
KING PHILIP
BASTARD
First Citizen
KING JOHN
35
First Citizen
BASTARD
Here's a stay
That shakes the rotten carcass of old Death
Out of his rags! Here's a large mouth, indeed,
That spits forth death and mountains, rocks and seas,
Talks as familiarly of roaring lions
As maids of thirteen do of puppy-dogs!
What cannoneer begot this lusty blood?
He speaks plain cannon fire, and smoke and bounce;
He gives the bastinado with his tongue:
Our ears are cudgell'd; not a word of his
But buffets better than a fist of France:
Zounds! I was never so bethump'd with words
Since I first call'd my brother's father dad.
QUEEN ELINOR
First Citizen
KING PHILIP
KING JOHN
KING PHILIP
LEWIS
BASTARD
BLANCH
KING JOHN
BLANCH
KING JOHN
LEWIS
KING JOHN
KING PHILIP
AUSTRIA
KING PHILIP
LEWIS
KING PHILIP
KING JOHN
40
BASTARD
Exit
42
ACT 3
43
SCENE 1
CONSTANCE
SALISBURY
44
CONSTANCE
SALISBURY
CONSTANCE
ARTHUR
CONSTANCE
SALISBURY
CONSTANCE
Enter KING JOHN, KING PHILLIP, LEWIS, BLANCH, QUEEN ELINOR, the BASTARD,
AUSTRIA, and Attendants
KING PHILIP
46
CONSTANCE
Rising
KING PHILIP
CONSTANCE
AUSTRIA
CONSTANCE
AUSTRIA
48
BASTARD
AUSTRIA
BASTARD
KING JOHN
KING PHILIP
CARDINAL PANDULPH
KING JOHN
KING PHILIP
KING JOHN
CARDINAL PANDULPH
CONSTANCE
O, lawful let it be
That I have room with Rome to curse awhile!
Good father cardinal, cry thou amen
To my keen curses; for without my wrong
There is no tongue hath power to curse him right.
CARDINAL PANDULPH
CONSTANCE
CARDINAL PANDULPH
QUEEN ELINOR
CONSTANCE
AUSTRIA
51
BASTARD
AUSTRIA
BASTARD
KING JOHN
CONSTANCE
LEWIS
BLANCH
CONSTANCE
BLANCH
CONSTANCE
52
KING JOHN
CONSTANCE
AUSTRIA
BASTARD
KING PHILIP
CARDINAL PANDULPH
KING PHILIP
CARDINAL PANDULPH
KING PHILIP
CARDINAL PANDULPH
AUSTRIA
BASTARD
LEWIS
Father, to arms!
BLANCH
CONSTANCE
O, upon my knee,
Made hard with kneeling, I do pray to thee,
Thou virtuous Dauphin, alter not the doom
Forethought by heaven!
BLANCH
CONSTANCE
56
LEWIS
CARDINAL PANDULPH
KING PHILIP
CONSTANCE
QUEEN ELINOR
KING JOHN
BASTARD
BLANCH
LEWIS
BLANCH
KING JOHN
Exit BASTARD
KING PHILIP
Thy rage sham burn thee up, and thou shalt turn
To ashes, ere our blood shall quench that fire:
Look to thyself, thou art in jeopardy.
KING JOHN
Exeunt
58
SCENE 2
BASTARD
KING JOHN
BASTARD
Exeunt
59
SCENE 3
The same.
Alarums, excursions, retreat. Enter KING JOHN, QUEEN ELINOR, ARTHUR, the
BASTARD, HUBERT, and Lords
KING JOHN
To ARTHUR
ARTHUR
KING JOHN
BASTARD
ELINOR
KING JOHN
Coz, farewell.
QUEEN ELINOR
KING JOHN
HUBERT
KING JOHN
HUBERT
KING JOHN
HUBERT
62
KING JOHN
Death.
HUBERT
My lord?
KING JOHN
A grave.
HUBERT
KING JOHN
Enough.
I could be merry now. Hubert, I love thee;
Well, I'll not say what I intend for thee:
Remember. Madam, fare you well:
I'll send those powers o'er to your majesty.
ELINOR
KING JOHN
Exeunt
63
SCENE 4
KING PHILIP
CARDINAL PANDULPH
KING PHILIP
LEWIS
KING PHILIP
Enter CONSTANCE
CONSTANCE
KING PHILIP
CONSTANCE
KING PHILIP
CONSTANCE
CARDINAL PANDULPH
CONSTANCE
KING PHILIP
CONSTANCE
KING PHILIP
66
CONSTANCE
CARDINAL PANDULPH
CONSTANCE
KING PHILIP
CONSTANCE
67
Exit
KING PHILIP
Exit
LEWIS
CARDINAL PANDULPH
LEWIS
68
CARDINAL PANDULPH
LEWIS
CARDINAL PANDULPH
LEWIS
CARDINAL PANDULPH
69
LEWIS
CARDINAL PANDULPH
LEWIS
CARDINAL PANDULPH
LEWIS
Exeunt
71
ACT 4
72
SCENE 1
A room in a castle.
HUBERT
First Executioner
HUBERT
Exeunt Executioners
Enter ARTHUR
ARTHUR
HUBERT
ARTHUR
HUBERT
73
ARTHUR
Mercy on me!
Methinks no body should be sad but I:
Yet, I remember, when I was in France,
Young gentlemen would be as sad as night,
Only for wantonness. By my christendom,
So I were out of prison and kept sheep,
I should be as merry as the day is long;
And so I would be here, but that I doubt
My uncle practises more harm to me:
He is afraid of me and I of him:
Is it my fault that I was Geffrey's son?
No, indeed, is't not; and I would to heaven
I were your son, so you would love me, Hubert.
HUBERT
ARTHUR
HUBERT
Showing a paper
Aside
74
ARTHUR
HUBERT
ARTHUR
HUBERT
And I will.
ARTHUR
Have you the heart? When your head did but ache,
I knit my handercher about your brows,
The best I had, a princess wrought it me,
And I did never ask it you again;
And with my hand at midnight held your head,
And like the watchful minutes to the hour,
Still and anon cheer'd up the heavy time,
Saying, 'What lack you?' and 'Where lies your grief?'
Or 'What good love may I perform for you?'
Many a poor man's son would have lien still
And ne'er have spoke a loving word to you;
But you at your sick service had a prince.
Nay, you may think my love was crafty love
And call it cunning: do, an if you will:
If heaven be pleased that you must use me ill,
75
Why then you must. Will you put out mine eyes?
These eyes that never did nor never shall
So much as frown on you.
HUBERT
ARTHUR
HUBERT
Come forth.
Stamps
ARTHUR
HUBERT
ARTHUR
HUBERT
First Executioner
Exeunt Executioners
ARTHUR
HUBERT
ARTHUR
Is there no remedy?
HUBERT
ARTHUR
77
HUBERT
ARTHUR
HUBERT
ARTHUR
HUBERT
ARTHUR
78
HUBERT
ARTHUR
HUBERT
ARTHUR
HUBERT
Exeunt
79
SCENE 2
KING JOHN
PEMBROKE
SALISBURY
PEMBROKE
SALISBURY
80
PEMBROKE
SALISBURY
KING JOHN
PEMBROKE
81
Enter HUBERT
KING JOHN
PEMBROKE
SALISBURY
PEMBROKE
KING JOHN
SALISBURY
PEMBROKE
KING JOHN
SALISBURY
83
PEMBROKE
Exeunt Lords
KING JOHN
Enter a Messenger
Messenger
KING JOHN
84
Messenger
KING JOHN
Messenger
KING JOHN
BASTARD
85
KING JOHN
BASTARD
KING JOHN
PETER
KING JOHN
O my gentle cousin,
Hear'st thou the news abroad, who are arrived?
BASTARD
KING JOHN
BASTARD
KING JOHN
BASTARD
Exit
KING JOHN
87
Messenger
Exit
KING JOHN
My mother dead!
Re-enter HUBERT
HUBERT
KING JOHN
Five moons!
HUBERT
KING JOHN
HUBERT
KING JOHN
HUBERT
KING JOHN
HUBERT
My lord--
KING JOHN
HUBERT
KING JOHN
Exeunt
91
SCENE 3
ARTHUR
Leaps down
Dies
SALISBURY
PEMBROKE
SALISBURY
BIGOT
SALISBURY
BASTARD
SALISBURY
BASTARD
SALISBURY
BASTARD
PEMBROKE
BASTARD
SALISBURY
Seeing ARTHUR
PEMBROKE
SALISBURY
BIGOT
SALISBURY
PEMBROKE
BASTARD
SALISBURY
PEMBROKE BIGOT
Enter HUBERT
HUBERT
SALISBURY
HUBERT
I am no villain.
SALISBURY
BASTARD
SALISBURY
HUBERT
BIGOT
HUBERT
SALISBURY
HUBERT
96
PEMBROKE
BASTARD
SALISBURY
BASTARD
BIGOT
HUBERT
BIGOT
HUBERT
SALISBURY
BIGOT
PEMBROKE
Exeunt Lords
BASTARD
HUBERT
BASTARD
HUBERT
Upon my soul--
98
BASTARD
HUBERT
BASTARD
Exeunt
100
ACT 5
101
SCENE 1
KING JOHN
CARDINAL PANDULPH
Take again
From this my hand, as holding of the pope
Your sovereign greatness and authority.
KING JOHN
CARDINAL PANDULPH
Exit
KING JOHN
BASTARD
KING JOHN
BASTARD
KING JOHN
103
BASTARD
KING JOHN
BASTARD
O inglorious league!
Shall we, upon the footing of our land,
Send fair-play orders and make compromise,
Insinuation, parley and base truce
To arms invasive? shall a beardless boy,
104
KING JOHN
BASTARD
Exeunt
105
SCENE 2
LEWIS
SALISBURY
LEWIS
CARDINAL PANDULPH
LEWIS
CARDINAL PANDULPH
LEWIS
Trumpet sounds
109
BASTARD
CARDINAL PANDULPH
BASTARD
LEWIS
CARDINAL PANDULPH
BASTARD
LEWIS
BASTARD
LEWIS
BASTARD
Exeunt
112
SCENE 3
KING JOHN
HUBERT
KING JOHN
Enter a Messenger
Messenger
KING JOHN
Messenger
KING JOHN
113
Exeunt
114
SCENE 4
SALISBURY
PEMBROKE
SALISBURY
PEMBROKE
They say King John sore sick hath left the field.
MELUN
SALISBURY
PEMBROKE
SALISBURY
Wounded to death.
MELUN
115
SALISBURY
MELUN
SALISBURY
SCENE 5
LEWIS
Enter a Messenger
Messenger
LEWIS
Messenger
LEWIS
Messenger
LEWIS
Exeunt
119
SCENE 6
HUBERT
BASTARD
HUBERT
BASTARD
HUBERT
BASTARD
Hubert, I think?
HUBERT
BASTARD
HUBERT
BASTARD
HUBERT
BASTARD
HUBERT
BASTARD
HUBERT
BASTARD
HUBERT
121
BASTARD
HUBERT
Why, know you not? the lords are all come back,
And brought Prince Henry in their company;
At whose request the king hath pardon'd them,
And they are all about his majesty.
BASTARD
Exeunt
122
SCENE 7
PRINCE HENRY
Enter PEMBROKE
PEMBROKE
PRINCE HENRY
Exit BIGOT
PEMBROKE
He is more patient
Than when you left him; even now he sung.
PRINCE HENRY
SALISBURY
KING JOHN
PRINCE HENRY
KING JOHN
PRINCE HENRY
KING JOHN
BASTARD
KING JOHN
BASTARD
SALISBURY
PRINCE HENRY
BASTARD
SALISBURY
BASTARD
126
SALISBURY
BASTARD
PRINCE HENRY
BASTARD
SALISBURY
PRINCE HENRY
127
BASTARD
Exeunt