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KING JOHN
KING JOHN
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare
1597
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ACT I。
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SCENE 1
KING JOHN's palace
Enter KING JOHN； QUEEN ELINOR； PEMBROKE； ESSEX；
SALISBURY； and others； with CHATILLON
KING JOHN。 Now； say； Chatillon； what would France with us？
CHATILLON。 Thus； after greeting； speaks the King of France In my
behaviour to the majesty； The borrowed majesty； of England here。
ELINOR。 A strange beginning… 'borrowed majesty'！ KING JOHN。 Silence；
good mother； hear the embassy。 CHATILLON。 Philip of France； in right
and true behalf Of thy deceased brother Geffrey's son； Arthur Plantagenet；
lays most lawful claim To this fair island and the territories； To Ireland；
Poictiers； Anjou； Touraine； Maine； Desiring thee to lay aside the sword
Which sways usurpingly these several titles； And put the same into young
Arthur's hand； Thy nephew and right royal sovereign。 KING JOHN。 What
follows if we disallow of this？ CHATILLON。 The proud control of fierce
and bloody war； To enforce these rights so forcibly withheld。 KING JOHN。
Here have we war for war； and blood for blood； Controlment for
controlment… so answer France。 CHATILLON。 Then take my king's
defiance from my mouth… The farthest limit of my embassy。 KING JOHN。
Bear mine to him； and so depart in peace； Be thou as lightning in the eyes
of France； For ere thou canst report I will be there； The thunder of my
cannon shall be heard。 So hence！ Be thou the trumpet of our wrath And
sullen presage of your own decay。 An honourable conduct let him have…
Pembroke； look to 't。 Farewell； Chatillon。 Exeunt CHATILLON and
PEMBROKE ELINOR。 What now； my son！ Have I not ever said How that
ambitious Constance would not cease Till she had kindled France and all
the world Upon the right and party of her son？ This might have been
prevented and made whole With very easy arguments of love； Which now
the manage of two kingdoms must With fearful bloody issue arbitrate。
KING JOHN。 Our strong possession and our right for us！ ELINOR。 Your
strong possession much more than your right； Or else it must go wrong
with you and me； So much my conscience whispers in your ear； Which
none but heaven and you and I shall hear。
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Enter a SHERIFF
ESSEX。 My liege； here is the strangest controversy Come from the
country to be judg'd by you That e'er I heard。 Shall I produce the men？
KING JOHN。 Let them approach。 Exit SHERIFF Our abbeys and our
priories shall pay This expedition's charge。
Enter ROBERT FAULCONBRIDGE and PHILIP； his bastard brother
What men are you？ BASTARD。 Your faithful subject I； a gentleman
Born in Northamptonshire； and eldest son； As I suppose； to Robert
Faulconbridge… A soldier by the honour…giving hand Of Coeur…de…lion
knighted in the field。 KING JOHN。 What art thou？ ROBERT。 The son and
heir to that same Faulconbridge。 KING JOHN。 Is that the elder； and art
thou the heir？ You came not of one mother then； it seems。 BASTARD。
Most certain of one mother； mighty king… That is well known… and； as I
think； one father； But for the certain knowledge of that truth I put you o'er
to heaven and to my mother。 Of that I doubt； as all men's children may。
ELINOR。 Out on thee； rude man！ Thou dost shame thy mother； And
wound her honour with this diffidence。 BASTARD。 I； madam？ No； I have
no reason for it… That is my brother's plea； and none of mine； The which if
he can prove； 'a pops me out At least from fair five hundred pound a year。
Heaven guard my mother's honour and my land！ KING JOHN。 A good
blunt fellow。 Why； being younger born； Doth he lay claim to thine
inheritance？ BASTARD。 I know not why； except to get the land。 But once
he slander'd me with bastardy； But whe'er I be as true begot or no； That
still I lay upon my mother's head； But that I am as well begot； my liege…
Fair fall the bones that took the pains for me！… Compare our faces and be
judge yourself。 If old Sir Robert did beget us both And were our father；
and this son like him… O old Sir Robert； father； on my knee I give heaven
thanks I was not like to thee！ KING JOHN。 Why； what a madcap hath
heaven lent us here！ ELINOR。 He hath a trick of Coeur…de…lion's face； The
accent of his tongue affecteth him。 Do you not read some tokens of my
son In the large composition of this man？ KING JOHN。 Mine eye hath
well examined his parts And finds them perfect Richard。 Sirrah； speak；
What doth move you to claim your brother's land？ BASTARD。 Because he
hath a half…face； like my father。 With half that face would he have all my
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land： A half…fac'd groat five hundred pound a year！ ROBERT。 My gracious
liege； when that my father liv'd； Your brother did employ my father much…
BASTARD。 Well； sir； by this you cannot get my land： Your tale must be
how he employ'd my mother。 ROBERT。 And once dispatch'd him in an
embassy To Germany； there with the Emperor To treat of high affairs
touching that time。 Th' advantage of his absence took the King； And in the
meantime sojourn'd at my father's； Where how he did prevail I shame to
speak… But truth is truth： large lengths of seas and shores Between my
father and my mother lay； As I have heard my father speak himself； When
this same lusty gentleman was got。 Upon his death…bed he by will
bequeath'd His lands to me； and took it on his death That this my mother's
son was none of his； And if he were； he came into the world Full fourteen
weeks before the course of time。 Then； good my liege； let me have what is
mine； My father's land； as was my father's will。 KING JOHN。 Sirrah； your
brother is legitimate： Your father's wife did after wedlock bear him； And if
she did play false； the fault was hers； Which fault lies on the hazards of all
husbands That marry wives。 Tell me； how if my brother； Who； as you say；
took pains to get this son； Had of your father claim'd this son for his？ In
sooth； good friend； your father might have kept This calf； bred from his
cow； from all the world； In sooth； he might； then； if he were my brother's；
My brother might not claim him； nor your father； Being none of his； refuse
him。 This concludes： My mother's son did get your father's heir； Your
father's heir must have your father's land。 ROBERT。 Shall then my father's
will be of no force To dispossess that child which is not his？ BASTARD。
Of no more force to dispossess me； sir； Than was his will to get me； as I
think。 ELINOR。 Whether hadst thou rather be a Faulconbridge； And like
thy brother； to enjoy thy land； Or the reputed son of Coeur…de…lion； Lord of
thy presence and no land beside？ BASTARD。 Madam； an if my brother
had my shape And I had his； Sir Robert's his； like him； And if my legs
were two such riding…rods； My arms such eel…skins stuff'd； my face so thin
That in mine ear I durst not stick a rose Lest men should say 'Look where
three…farthings goes！' And； to his shape； were heir to all this land… Would I
might never stir from off this place； I would give it every foot to have this
face！ I would not be Sir Nob in any case。 ELINOR。 I like thee well。 Wilt
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thou forsake thy fortune； Bequeath thy land to him and follow me？ I am a
soldier and now bound to France。 BASTARD。 Brother； take you my land；
I'll take my chance。 Your face hath got five hundred pound a year； Yet sell
your face for fivepence and 'tis
