King John Weakness Quotes

Earlier in this section, we talked about how King John depicts two kinds of weakness: weakness that comes from circumstances, and weakness that comes from inside a person. But of course, not all weakness that is internal to a person is that person's fault. Sickness is the prime example of this—especially when that sickness comes as a result of being poisoned. (It's not like King John got sick from spending all his time eating potato chips and watching TV.) That said, whether it's his fault or not, the weakness that comes from John's illness is just as dangerous for his kingdom as any other kind of weakness. England catches a major lucky break at the end of this play when the rebels come back to the king's side, and Louis the Dauphin decides to give up on his invasion—specifically because he is now too weak—even weaker than John—without his allies.