King John, Act 3 Scene 2 runs 11 lines of dialogue, spoken by 2 speakers. That is shorter than the play’s average scene length of about 166 lines. This scene is part of Act 3 of King John.
Full Dialogue
Bastard ♂
Now, by my life, this day grows wondrous hot;
Some airy devil hovers in the sky
And pours down mischief. Austria's head lie there,
While Philip breathes.
Some airy devil hovers in the sky
And pours down mischief. Austria's head lie there,
While Philip breathes.
King John ♂
Hubert, keep this boy. Philip, make up:
My mother is assailed in our tent,
And ta'en, I fear.
My mother is assailed in our tent,
And ta'en, I fear.
Bastard ♂
My lord, I rescued her;
Her highness is in safety, fear you not:
But on, my liege; for very little pains
Will bring this labour to an happy end.
Her highness is in safety, fear you not:
But on, my liege; for very little pains
Will bring this labour to an happy end.
11 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bastard | 8 | 72.7% |
| King John | 3 | 27.3% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 8 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 6 lines.
Total speakers on stage
2 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 3
This is Scene 2 of 4 in Act 3 of King John.
Scene length vs. play average
At 11 lines, this scene is shorter than the King John average scene in King John (~166 lines).
Adjacent scenes
Previous: Act 3 Scene 1 · Next: Act 3 Scene 3