Scene from Shakespeare's King John

A scene from Shakespeare's history play, King John, in which Hubert de Burgh, Prince Arthur's jailer, attempts to kill the boy on the orders of the King. Fortunately, Arthur persuades him not to, but the young Prince later dies in a fall from a castle wall, while trying to escape

Burgh Gaoler Hubert Imprisonment Innocent Jailer Merciful Mercy

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