chart the rebellions against him, leading to his overthrow and murder. The Earl of Richmond, later King Henry VII (hist) leads the rebellion against the cruel rule of Richard III, and eventually succeeds him as king. King Henry VIII (hist) is the central character of the play Henry VIII, portrayed as a wise and strong ruler. King John (hist) is the title character of King John: a king whose throne is under threat from the claim of his young nephew, Arthur. King Lear is the central character of King Lear. He divides his kingdom among his two elder daughters, is rejected by them, runs mad, and dies. The King of Navarre (hist) and his three noble companions, Berowne, Dumaine, and Longaville, vow to study and fast for three years, at the outset of Love's Labour's Lost. King Richard: King Richard II (hist) is the title character of Richard II: a king who is deposed and eventually murdered. Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard III (hist), brave but evil, is the third son of Richard, Duke of York (1). He is a fairly minor character in Henry VI, Part 2, is more prominent in Henry VI, Part 3, and is the title character in Richard III. For King of Sparta see Menelaus. For King of Troy see Priam. A number of characters are kings, including Alonso, Antiochus, Leontes, Oberon, Polixines and Simonides. Knight: Five knights, plus Pericles himself, compete in a tournament for the love of Thaisa, in Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Six knights, three of them attending Palamon, and three attending Arcite, appear in The Two Noble Kinsmen. Palamon's knights are speaking roles. A hundred knights, three of whom are speaking parts, and most of whom will inevitably be spoken of but never seen in performance, are followers of Lear in King Lear. References Bibliography Sources cited General references Anne Barton (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "The Tempest" Edward Burns (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (3rd series) "King Henry VI Part 1" Andrew S. Cairncross (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (2nd series) "King Henry VI Part 3" John D. Cox and Eric Rasmussen (eds.) The Arden Shakespeare (3rd series) "King Henry VI Part 3" T. W. Craik (ed.) The Arden Shakespeare (3rd series) "King Henry V" P. H. Davison (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "Henry IV Part One" P. H. Davison (ed.) New Penguin Shakespeare "Henry IV Part Two" Philip Edwards (ed.) New