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William Shakespeare: King John, Act II

Act IIScene IFrance. Before AngiersEnter Austria and forces, drums, etc. on one side: on the other King Philip and his power; Lewis, Arthur, Constance and attendantsLewisBefore Angiers well…

William Shakespeare: King John, Act III

Act IIIScene IThe French King's pavilionEnter Constance, Arthur, and SalisburyConstanceGone to be married! gone to swear a peace! False blood to false blood join'd! gone to be friends! Shall…

William Shakespeare: King John, Act IV

Act IVScene IA room in a castleEnter Hubert and ExecutionersHubertHeat me these irons hot; and look thou stand Within the arras: when I strike my foot Upon the bosom of the ground, rush forth…

William Shakespeare: King Lear, Act II

Act IIScene IGloucester's castleEnter Edmund, and Curan meets himEdmundSave thee, Curan.CuranAnd you, sir. I have been with your father, and given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and…

King, Henry

(Encyclopedia) King, Henry, 1592–1669, English poet. He became bishop of Chichester in 1642. Elegies constitute nearly half his work, his most notable being “The Exequy,” written on the death of his…

William II, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia

(Encyclopedia) William II, 1859–1941, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia (1888–1918), son and successor of Frederick III and grandson of William I of Germany and of Queen Victoria of England.…

Coretta Scott King 2006 Deaths

Coretta Scott KingAge: 78 civil rights activist and the widow of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who assumed her husband's campaign for racial equality and social justice after his…

Chambers, William

(Encyclopedia) Chambers, William, 1800–1883, and Robert Chambers, 1802–71, Scottish authors and publishers. Their firm of W. and R. Chambers is best known for Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, which…

Rollo

(Encyclopedia) RolloRollorŏlˈō [key] or HrolfRollorŏlf [key], c.860–c.932, first duke of Normandy. As leader of the Norman pirates settled at the mouth of the Seine, he attacked (910) Paris and…