A Kingdom Jack’d is a satirical verse-play based on William Shakespeare’s Henry IV dramas. It opens in 1399 England, following the deposal of Richard II and what should have been the coronation of Henry IV. Instead, political machinations have thrust the clownish rogue John “Jack” Falstaff to the throne. With his band of cutthroats running court and the Lancasters reduced to mere rebels, Britain descends into chaos. The country’s only hope lies with Shakespeare’s literary creation Doll Tearsheet and his other peripheral, disempowered female characters. At play’s end, peace is gained with Falstaff’s flight into exile and the dismantling of patriarchal order.
Thesis
A kingdom Jack'd
University of Iowa
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), University of Iowa
Spring 2018
DOI: 10.17077/etd.f10x8ax1
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- Title: Subtitle
- A kingdom Jack'd
- Creators
- Scott Bradley - University of Iowa
- Contributors
- Art Borreca (Advisor)Dare Clubb (Committee Member)Lisa Schlesinger (Committee Member)
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA), University of Iowa
- Degree in
- Theatre Arts (Playwriting)
- Date degree season
- Spring 2018
- DOI
- 10.17077/etd.f10x8ax1
- Publisher
- University of Iowa
- Number of pages
- xi, 98 pages
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2018 Scott Bradley
- Language
- English
- Public Abstract (ETD)
A Kingdom Jack’d is a satirical verse-play based on William Shakespeare’s Henry IV dramas. It opens in 1399 England, following the deposal of Richard II and what should have been the coronation of Henry IV. Instead, political machinations have thrust the clownish rogue John “Jack” Falstaff to the throne. With his band of cutthroats running court and the Lancasters reduced to mere rebels, Britain descends into chaos. The country’s only hope lies with Shakespeare’s literary creation Doll Tearsheet and his other peripheral, disempowered female characters. At play’s end, peace is gained with Falstaff’s flight into exile and the dismantling of patriarchal order.
- Academic Unit
- Theatre Arts
- Record Identifier
- 9983776777302771
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