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King John by William Shakespeare

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Author Biography

Name: William Shakespeare
Birth Date: April 23, 1564
Death Date: April 23, 1616
Place of Birth: Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Place of Death: Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: writer

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Biography of William Shakespeare
35385 words, approx. 118 pages
"He was not of an age, but for all time." So wrote Ben Jonson in his dedicatory verses to the memory of William Shakespeare in 1623, and so we continue to affirm today. No other writer, in English or in any other language, can rival the appeal that Shake...
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Biography of William Shakespeare
30474 words, approx. 101.6 pages
"He was not of an age, but for all time." So wrote Ben Jonson in his dedicatory verses to the memory of William Shakespeare in 1623, and so we continue to affirm today. No other writer, in English or in any other language, can rival the appeal that Shake...
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Biography of William Shakespeare
10254 words, approx. 34.2 pages
William Shakespeare's reputation is based primarily on his plays. With the partial exception of the Sonnets (1609), quarried since the early nineteenth century for autobiographical secrets allegedly encoded in them, the nondramatic writings have traditio...
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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King John Information
1,515 words, approx. 5 pages
<i>The Life and Death of King John</i> is one of the Shakespearean histories, plays written by William Shakespeare and based on the history of England. The play dramatizes the reign of King John of England (reigned 1199–1216), son of Henry II of...


News and Journals
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AP News
Kings down Hawks to snap 5-game skid
12/11/2006: 346 words, approx. 1 pages
Brad Miller scored a season-high 19 points and the Kings snapped a five-game losing steak with a 117-92 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night.Ahead 53-40 at the half, Sacramento had its highest scoring quarter of the season, outscoring the Hawks 39-22 in the...
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Reuters North American News Service
NBA-Iverson paces Nuggets to big win over Cavaliers
11/13/2007: 331 words, approx. 1 pages
DENVER, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The Denver Nuggets eased to a 122-100 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, Allen Iverson leading the way with a season-high 37 points as the hosts stretched their winning streak to three games. Iverson put the Nuggets (5-3)...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Paola Pugliatti
10,152 words, approx. 34 pages
In the following excerpt, Pugliatti reexamines King John in light of Elizabethan politics, arguing that Shakespeare intended it as a commentary on the political crisis in England.
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Critical Essay by John R. Elliot
10,150 words, approx. 34 pages
In the following essay, Elliot argues that Shakespeare's King John reveals the playwright's understanding of the Elizabethans ambiguous and complex interpretations of King John. Elliot shows that while the play's original audiences most likely would have sympathized with John as a nationalist and as a Protestant martyr, Shakespeare's John is also depicted as a usurper and potential murderer.
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Critical Essay by Juliet Dusinberre
10,075 words, approx. 34 pages
In the following essay, Dusinberre focuses on the subversive and dramatically energizing qualities of the feminine roles in King John.
 


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