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Same King John you know from history. For one thing, there is no Runnymede and no Magna Carta in this play. Secondly, Richard the Lion-Hearted has already died, so there is no Robin Hood, Sheriff of Nottingham, or Guy of Gisbourne. No, The Life and Death of King John is about retaining one's power as king when confronted with the demands of the papacy and of other surrounding monarchs.In the process of trying to hold on to his power, John tries to have his nephew Arthur killed; but the noble delegated to do the job doesn't have the heart for it. Shortly thereafter, Arthur accidentally falls to his death from the castle walls. In the end, the lingering suspicion is that John had him killed.And shortly after that, John dies off stage having been poisoned by a monk -- and act for which we have not been prepared by William Shakespeare. In the end, John is a powerful man who must struggle with his conscience, and who doesn't quite succeed. plays reread shakespeareDecember 29, 2009It's been a while (high school!) since I've read Shakespeare, and the pleasures of his language and verse-flow were almost completely lost on me at that time. Like many youths who are required to read the Bard at an obscenely young age (Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet were assigned in middle school for goodness’ sake), I viewed his verse and language as impediments to the story, which was sometimes pretty interesting to a distracted, pimply
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Doesn't do much except support son the King's decisions and help raise the fortune of Philip the Bastard. :) Which is delightful enough.The rest of the play, though, does appear to have the right kind of propagandist flavor, turning King John into a Protestant by default because he chooses to snub the Cardinal who then proceeds to excommunicate him, but in my eye, that's just the overt window dressing.There's absolutely nothing wrong with the story in the play, either. There's wars, reconciliations, humorous dealings at Anjou, bitter sorrow over Arthur, and more war, ending with the declaration that there will never be another successful invasion of England.Pretty rousing. I was entertained. So why the hate?*shrug* maybe people are just idiots. :) Great characters, good story. I guess this is just one of those cases that because Shakespeare wrote it, it must be brilliant instead of just fine, and therefore we must, obviously, rate it low. :)2016-shelf history traditional-fiction1,761 reviews8,920 followersMay 8, 2017“Life is as tedious as a twice-told taleVexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.” ― William Shakespeare, King John, Act III.4All I want is the bastard. I want Stoppard to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead King John. The Universe revolves, uncorked around the Bastard not the King. I'm not sure who I want to play the Bastard, but he needs to be Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, and Edmund Kean all unwrapped, warped, and twisted into one. He needs to be unhinged, demonic, and perfect: a ballet dancer --
