...him dead, but thou hadst none to kill him. HUBERT No had, my lord? Why, did you not provoke me? KING JOHN It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves...warrant To break within the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law, to know the meaning Of dangerous majesty, when...

..."kill him" are striking. Literally speaking, the King never asked Hubert to kill the boy; says King John: It is the curse of Kings to be attended By slaves...warrant To break within the bloody house of life. And on the winking of authority To understand a law, to know the meaning Of dangerous majesty, when...

...difficulties, they must sometimes feel, like Shakespeare's King John: It is the curse of kings to be auended By slaves that take their humours for a warrant To break within the bloody house of life. . . . Hadst thou but shook thy head or made a pause When / spake darkly what I purposed, Or turn'd...

...him dead, but thou hadst none to kill him. HUBERT: No had, my lord? Why, did you not provoke me? KING JOHN: It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves...warrant To break within the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority To understand a law, to know the meaning Of dangerous majesty, when...

...astonished Hubert objects that he was simply doing John's will, John accuses him of misinterpreting his "humours for a warrant / To break within the bloody house of life" (IV.ii.209-10). Hubert then produces the warrant, and John is unable any longer to sustain his fantasy:...

...responsibilities of authority that render kings culpable for the over-zealous actions of their servants: 'It is the curse of kings to be attended / By slaves...warrant / To break within the bloody house of life' (4.2.208-10). Moments later, he dismisses the hierarchical structure, not only insisting that Hubert...

...but thou hadst none to kill him. HUBERT DE BURGH. No had, my lord! why, did you not provoke me? KING e the fashion; and that he Who casts to write a living line, must sweat, — Such a л warrant it: IV. II. 210-266 IV. и. 267-111. 36 To break within the blrody house of life; And, on...

...horn. The Parson's prayer book evidently omits prayers for Caroline, as the king had directed. 23. "It is the curse of kings to be attended / By slaves...warrant / To break within the bloody house of life. . . ." (King John 4.2.208-10). 24. A prediction that George's courtiers and sycophants will eventually...

...Bullingbrook finds out when Exton murders Richard. (King John also feels Bullingbrook's predicament: "It is the curse of kings to be attended / By slaves...warrant / To break within the bloody house of life, / And on the winking of authority / To understand a law"; KJ 4.2.208-12). Above all, kingship is accompanied...

...-dagger; much less indeed, the " mere winking of authority," is sufficient to instigate the crime. " It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves that take their humour for a warrant, And break into the bloody house of life." Alexander hastened his armies forward....