Shakespeare's King John--Discussion and Summary

Another history play! Character development!
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  • @reedr7142
    @reedr7142 Жыл бұрын

    I love this play. It’s the only Shakespeare play I have in two versions-Folgers and Arden.

  • @theacademy7946
    @theacademy79463 жыл бұрын

    You are amazing! Thank you for this gift.

  • @wiambenkousses8572
    @wiambenkousses85724 жыл бұрын

    I very liked your explanation, carry on and God blesses you

  • @raeesayanikkad8669
    @raeesayanikkad86694 жыл бұрын

    Helpful..

  • @jasonpratt5126
    @jasonpratt5126 Жыл бұрын

    Re "put out his eyes and kill him": not exactly. Hubert has already repented of his agreement to kill Prince Arthur, so he's hoping that by blinding him, thus making him unable to inherit the throne (a point assumed by Shakespeare's audience but easy for modern audiences to miss because it's unstated), he can convince King John to spare the Prince's life. But he gets talked down from this, too, by appeal of the Prince and his own conscience, into faking the Prince's death. The historical Hubert becomes a super-important supporter for Henry III (John's inheritor, not Henry II, that was John's father), possibly the most powerful man in England during that reign, so he's arguably the one character in the play rewarded for his (albeit belated) virtue. (Nevertheless he falls prey like everyone else to the curse of thinking only one step ahead all the time, including in this heel-face turn.)

  • @mrbannon0
    @mrbannon04 жыл бұрын

    Question: do you also study Shakespeare from the POV/context of acting/performance?

  • @MarcoGrabolos
    @MarcoGrabolos3 жыл бұрын

    17:14

  • @anastasiadomini3693
    @anastasiadomini36933 жыл бұрын

    Hello, I have a print of Shakespeare’s play “king John” from 1859 it’s the schene where he holds a head and it’s also in my KZread video. It’s for sale if your interested

  • @kerstinmackenzie6861
    @kerstinmackenzie68612 жыл бұрын

    What translation are you using?