Project Gutenberg 2007-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 119 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Guizot, François 1787 1874 Guizot, Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot, François Pierre Guillaume Guizot, M. (François) Guisot, M. (François) Guizot, Monsieur (François) Guizot, François King John. French Le roi Jean Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_John_(play) Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Roi_Jean Produced by Paul Murray, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Le roi Jean" by William Shakespeare is a historical tragedy written in the late 16th century. The play delves into the turbulent reign of King John of England, exploring themes of power, legitimacy, and conflict, particularly in relation to his struggles with France and his rival, Arthur, the young duke of Bretagne. Central characters include King John, his mother Eleanor, the ambitious French King Philip, and the innocent yet tragic figure of Arthur. The opening of "Le roi Jean" establishes the political tensions between England and France, highlighting King John's usurpation of the throne and the claims of his young nephew, Arthur, to the English crown. As the narrative unfolds, characters are introduced, including the cunning and ambitious Faulconbridge, who represents the complexities of loyalty and legitimacy. The dialogue reveals John's assertiveness in response to Philip's challenge, setting the stage for conflict. The intricacies of familial ties and allegiances are further explored through exchanges that demonstrate shifting loyalties among the nobility, foreshadowing the tumultuous events that are to follow in this historical drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr John, King of England, 1167-1216 -- Drama Historical drama Great Britain -- History -- John, 1199-1216 -- Drama PR Text FR Théâtre Category: Historical Novels Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 215526 2025-08-09T07:47:31.446785 text/html 205031 2021-01-02T18:41:31 text/html 144641 2025-08-09T07:47:36.715805 application/epub+zip 147260 2025-08-09T07:47:33.209810 application/epub+zip 147260 2025-08-09T07:47:32.116787 application/epub+zip 271101 2025-08-09T07:47:39.291727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259283 2025-08-09T07:47:36.053769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229364 2022-09-10T09:40:31.403298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192859 2025-08-09T07:47:30.906771 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188840 2021-01-02T18:41:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21335 2025-08-09T07:47:39.426724 application/rdf+xml 11377 2025-08-09T07:47:32.629762 image/jpeg 3147 2025-08-09T07:47:32.373782 image/jpeg 73800 2021-01-02T18:41:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 77196 2021-01-02T18:41:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 139512 2025-08-09T07:47:31.463803 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia