Search

Search results

Displaying 121 - 130

William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Act IV, Scene VII

Scene VIIAnother room in the castleEnter King Claudius and LaertesKing ClaudiusNow must your conscience my acquaintance seal, And you must put me in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard…

Roses, Wars of the

(Encyclopedia) Roses, Wars of the, traditional name given to the intermittent struggle (1455–85) for the throne of England between the noble houses of York (whose badge was a white rose) and…

Manfred

(Encyclopedia) ManfredManfredmănˈfrəd, Ger. mänˈfrāt [key], c.1232–1266, king of Sicily (1258–66), the last Hohenstaufen on that throne. An illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II,…

John II, king of Poland

(Encyclopedia) John II (John Casimir), 1609–72, king of Poland (1648–68), son of Sigismund III. He was elected to succeed his brother, Ladislaus IV. The turbulent period of his reign is known in…

William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Act IV, Scene II

Scene IIAnother room in the castleEnter HamletHamletSafely stowed.Rosencrantz, GuildensternWithinHamlet! Lord Hamlet!HamletWhat noise? who calls on Hamlet? O, here they come.Enter Rosencrantz…

William Shakespeare: Henry IV (Pt 1), Act V

Act VScene IKing Henry IV's camp near ShrewsburyEnter King Henry, Prince Henry, Lord John of Lancaster, Earl of Westmoreland, Sir Walter Blunt, and FalstaffKing Henry IVHow bloodily the sun…

Shakespeare's Plays (table)

(Encyclopedia) Shakespeare's Plays(arranged by approximate date of composition) Play Approximate date of composition Date of first publication Sources Major characters Genre Henry VI, Part II…

Charles IV, king of Spain

(Encyclopedia) Charles IV, 1748–1819, king of Spain (1788–1808), second son of Charles III, whom he succeeded in place of his imbecile older brother. Unlike his father, Charles IV was an ineffective…

Sonnets by William Shakespeare: IV

Sonnet III Sonnet V IV Unthrifty loveliness, why dost thou spend Upon thy self thy beauty's legacy? Nature's bequest gives nothing, but doth lend, And being frank she lends to those are…

William Shakespeare: Winter's Tale, Act IV

Act IVScene IEnter Time, the ChorusTimeI, that please some, try all, both joy and terror Of good and bad, that makes and unfolds error, Now take upon me, in the name of Time, To use my wings…