Project Gutenberg 2015-02-03 Public domain in the USA. 120 Rice, Cale Young 1872 1943 04011501 David: A Tragedy E-text prepared by David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Kentuckiana Digital Library (http://kdl.kyvl.org) "David: A Tragedy" by Cale Young Rice is a dramatic play written in the early 20th century. The work centers on the biblical character David, exploring themes of ambition, love, betrayal, and the tension between personal desire and political duty as he navigates the treacherous court of King Saul. It sets the stage for a tumultuous story involving key characters such as Saul, Jonathan, Michal, and various followers and rivals of David. The opening of the play introduces a lavish hall of judgment in Saul's palace, filled with tension as the characters engage in witty and revealing banter. We see young women in the king's court expressing indecision and desire for entertainment against the backdrop of looming Philistine threats. The narrative shifts to discuss David, a shepherd recently anointed as king and admired by many, including Saul's daughter Michal, creating a web of jealousy and intrigue. The scene foreshadows conflicts among Saul, David, and those vying for power, setting up the complex relationships and eventual tragedy that will unfold throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tragedies David, King of Israel -- Drama PS Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 204873 204647 2024-09-20T07:24:21.686476 2023-09-21T04:19:45.159354 text/html text/html 206876 2015-02-02T23:02:26 text/html 89982 2015-02-02T23:05:29 text/html application/zip 114290 2024-09-20T07:24:27.293431 application/epub+zip 115566 2024-09-20T07:24:22.496454 application/epub+zip 106618 2024-09-20T07:24:22.062423 application/epub+zip 189453 2024-09-20T07:24:30.148393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244854 2024-09-20T07:24:26.885422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236030 2022-09-21T19:48:11.479054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133177 133000 2024-09-20T07:24:20.497455 2023-09-21T04:19:44.105357 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 133116 2020-06-15T21:53:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 43085 2020-06-15T21:53:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18563 2024-09-20T07:24:30.285385 application/rdf+xml 9575 2024-09-20T07:24:22.166433 image/jpeg 2117 2024-09-20T07:24:22.114502 image/jpeg 93181 2024-09-20T07:24:21.703433 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia