Prince John
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Prince John is the power-hungry royal antagonist in the Robin Hood legends, often depicted as the usurping ruler of England who exploits his subjects through oppressive taxation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prince John canonical | 22 |
| Prince John in The Adventures of Robin Hood | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional character ⓘ |
| alliesWith | Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Robin Hood
ⓘ
surface form:
Robin Hood legends
|
| associatedTheme |
abuse of royal authority
ⓘ
corruption ⓘ resistance to tyranny ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| basedOn |
King John of England
ⓘ
surface form:
John, King of England
|
| contrastedWith |
Robin Hood
ⓘ
surface form:
heroic outlaw Robin Hood
|
| envies | King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ |
| familyRelation | brother of King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
English folklore
ⓘ
film adaptations of Robin Hood ⓘ later literary adaptations of Robin Hood ⓘ medieval outlaw ballads ⓘ stage adaptations of Robin Hood ⓘ television adaptations of Robin Hood ⓘ |
| governs | England ⓘ |
| governsDuring | absence of King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ |
| governsStatus | usurping ruler ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | villain ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
symbol of bad kingship
ⓘ
symbol of tyranny ⓘ |
| notableAction | imposes oppressive taxation ⓘ |
| opposes |
Little John
ⓘ
Maid Marian ⓘ Robin Hood ⓘ |
| oppresses | his subjects ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
cowardly
ⓘ
greedy ⓘ power-hungry ⓘ usurper ⓘ |
| primaryMotivation |
accumulating wealth
ⓘ
acquiring power ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | antagonist ⓘ |
| royalStatus | prince ⓘ |
| seeks | the English throne ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| targets |
loyalists of King Richard
ⓘ
the poor ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
heavy taxation
ⓘ
imprisonment of opponents ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Prince John in The Adventures of Robin Hood
subject surface form:
Claude Rains
subject surface form:
Robin Hood (1973 film)