King John, Act 5 Scene 3 runs 17 lines of dialogue, spoken by 3 speakers. That is shorter than the play’s average scene length of about 166 lines. This scene is part of Act 5 of King John.
Full Dialogue
King John ♂
How goes the day with us? O, tell me, Hubert.
Hubert ♂
Badly, I fear. How fares your majesty?
King John ♂
This fever, that hath troubled me so long,
Lies heavy on me; O, my heart is sick!
Lies heavy on me; O, my heart is sick!
Messenger ♂
My lord, your valiant kinsman, Faulconbridge,
Desires your majesty to leave the field
And send him word by me which way you go.
Desires your majesty to leave the field
And send him word by me which way you go.
King John ♂
Tell him, toward Swinstead, to the abbey there.
Messenger ♂
Be of good comfort; for the great supply
That was expected by the Dauphin here,
Are wreck'd three nights ago on Goodwin Sands.
This news was brought to Richard but even now:
The French fight coldly, and retire themselves.
That was expected by the Dauphin here,
Are wreck'd three nights ago on Goodwin Sands.
This news was brought to Richard but even now:
The French fight coldly, and retire themselves.
King John ♂
Ay me! this tyrant fever burns me up,
And will not let me welcome this good news.
Set on toward Swinstead: to my litter straight;
Weakness possesseth me, and I am faint.
And will not let me welcome this good news.
Set on toward Swinstead: to my litter straight;
Weakness possesseth me, and I am faint.
17 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Messenger | 8 | 47.1% |
| King John | 8 | 47.1% |
| Hubert | 1 | 5.9% |
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
3 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 5
This is Scene 3 of 7 in Act 5 of King John.
Scene length vs. play average
At 17 lines, this scene is shorter than the King John average scene in King John (~166 lines).
Adjacent scenes
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