(Encyclopedia) Tancred (Tancred of Lecce)Tancredtăngˈkrĭd;, lĕˈchā [key], b. 1130 or 1134, d. 1194, king of Sicily (1190–94), illegitimate son of Roger of Apulia and grandson of Roger II of Sicily.…
Scene VIIThe orchard in Swinstead AbbeyEnter Prince Henry, Salisbury, and BigotPrince HenryIt is too late: the life of all his blood
Is touch'd corruptibly, and his pure brain,
Which some…
Scene IIIThe British camp near DoverEnter, in conquest, with drum and colours, Edmund, King Lear and Cordelia, prisoners; Captain, Soldiers, &cEdmundSome officers take them away: good…
(Encyclopedia) Dodd, William, 1729–77, English author. At one time king's chaplain, he ran heavily into debt, forged a bond, and was sentenced to death. Dr. Johnson led a movement to obtain clemency…
Scene IIIGloucester's castleEnter Gloucester and EdmundGloucesterAlack, alack, Edmund, I like not this unnatural dealing. When I desire their leave that I might pity him, they took from me…
(Encyclopedia) William III, 1650–1702, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689–1702); son of William II, prince of Orange, stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and of Mary,…
(Encyclopedia) Sancho I (Sancho Ramírez)Sancho Isänˈchō rämēˈrĕth [key], 1045?–1094, king of Aragón (1063–94) and, as Sancho V, king of Navarre (1076–94); son and successor of Ramiro I. He continued…
Scene VIAn open place in the neighbourhood of Swinstead AbbeyEnter the Bastard and Hubert, severallyHubertWho's there? speak, ho! speak quickly, or I shoot.BastardA friend. What art thou?…
Scene IIBefore Gloucester's castleEnter Kent and Oswald, severallyOswaldGood dawning to thee, friend: art of this house?KentAy.OswaldWhere may we set our horses?KentI' the mire.OswaldPrithee…
Scene IIThe same. Plains near AngiersAlarums, excursions. Enter the Bastard, with Austria's headBastardNow, by my life, this day grows wondrous hot;
Some airy devil hovers in the sky
And…
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