English 366B, Section S02
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King John
: Human agency and powerlessness
Human agency and powerlessness
The Dauphin's supplies wrecked (5.3.11)
Lewis gets the news of Melun's change of heart and the loss of his ships (5.5.10)
John poisoned by an anonymous monk (5.6.23)
Half the Bastard's men are lost in the tide (5.6.39)
But: enter Henry! (5.6.34)
John's death (5.764); the Dauphin has withdrawn in any case (5.7.82)
England as participant
Austria on England (2.1.23-31)
The Bastard on the effects of war and England (4.3.145-50)
The Bastard yields to Henry (5.7.100)
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