Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 187 Beaumont, Francis 1584 1616 Beamont, Francis Fletcher, John 1579 1625 Fletcher, Iohn Flecher, John A King, and No King Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_King_and_No_King Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Jayam Subramanian and PG Distributed Proofreaders "A King, and No King" by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher is a play written during the early 17th century. It follows the tumultuous interactions among kings and nobles, particularly focusing on Arbaces, the King of Iberia, and Tigranes, the King of Armenia, as well as Arbaces's sister, Panthea. The plot delves into themes of conquest, honor, and the complexities of love, especially in the context of duty and familial expectations. At the start of the play, we are introduced to various military characters discussing the recent end of wars and the actions of King Arbaces. He has captured Tigranes in combat, yet their interactions reveal layers of conflict beyond mere enmity, particularly when Arbaces offers Tigranes his sister, Panthea, as part of his ransom. Meanwhile, the characters exhibit a mix of bravado and cowardice, particularly through the figure of Bessus, who jests about his own reputation for bravery. Through these exchanges, the tension between valor, duty, and personal feelings begins to unfold, setting the stage for further exploration of these themes as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 89.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Tragicomedy Kings and rulers -- Drama Political plays PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 360757 2025-08-05T14:51:53.142868 text/html 360750 360638 2024-11-05T16:51:44.875264 2023-10-06T04:53:40.787579 text/html text/html 184804 2025-08-05T14:52:03.344261 application/epub+zip 189111 2025-08-05T14:51:56.255398 application/epub+zip 176539 2025-08-05T14:51:54.986780 application/epub+zip 397959 2025-08-05T14:52:07.712248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351239 2025-08-05T14:52:02.449276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325377 2022-09-06T19:54:46.460705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249839 2025-08-05T14:51:52.520871 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 230141 2024-10-28T19:24:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17929 2025-08-05T14:52:07.856244 application/rdf+xml 14462 2025-08-05T14:51:55.506798 image/jpeg 3697 2025-08-05T14:51:55.248810 image/jpeg 183699 2025-08-05T14:51:53.166860 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia