Absalom and Achitophel
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To the Reader Absalom and Achitophel
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All Themes Politics, Allegory, and Satire God, Religion, and the Divine Right of Kings Power and Ambition
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All Characters Absalom Achitophel David Saul David’s Brother Corah Shimei Zimri The Pharaoh Ishbosheth Jonas Barzillai Barzillai’s Eldest Son Jotham Amiel
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All Terms Abbethdin Egypt The Exclusion Crisis / The Exclusion Bill The Good Old Cause Israel The Jebusites The Jews The Popish Plot Sanhedrin Tory / Anti-Bromingham Tyrus Whig
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Absalom and Achitophel

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John Dryden

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  • To the Reader
  • Absalom and Achitophel
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  • Politics, Allegory, and Satire Theme Icon
    Politics, Allegory, and Satire
  • God, Religion, and the Divine Right of Kings Theme Icon
    God, Religion, and the Divine Right of Kings
  • Power and Ambition Theme Icon
    Power and Ambition
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  • Absalom
  • Achitophel
  • David
  • Saul
  • David’s Brother
  • Corah
  • Shimei
  • Zimri
  • The Pharaoh
  • Ishbosheth
  • Jonas
  • Barzillai
  • Barzillai’s Eldest Son
  • Jotham
  • Amiel
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  • Abbethdin
  • Egypt
  • The Exclusion Crisis / The Exclusion Bill
  • The Good Old Cause
  • Israel
  • The Jebusites
  • The Jews
  • The Popish Plot
  • Sanhedrin
  • Tory / Anti-Bromingham
  • Tyrus
  • Whig
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    The Crown
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