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====== The King in Yellow ====== | ====== The King in Yellow ====== | ||
- | The King in Yellow, | + | The King in Yellow, |
The title 'The King in Yellow' | The title 'The King in Yellow' | ||
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===== The King Himself ===== | ===== The King Himself ===== | ||
- | From the hints given in Chambers' | + | From the hints given in Chambers' |
The King in Yellow is apparently also known as 'The Living God' or 'the Last King'. His influence is able to extend from the play within the stories to effect the characters in the stories themselves, hence it is probably correct to say that the King exists as a character, or at least a power, in both the play and in the book of stories that refer to the play. | The King in Yellow is apparently also known as 'The Living God' or 'the Last King'. His influence is able to extend from the play within the stories to effect the characters in the stories themselves, hence it is probably correct to say that the King exists as a character, or at least a power, in both the play and in the book of stories that refer to the play. | ||
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[[The Yellow Sign]] seems to be associated with the King in some way, as are the stars known as the [[Hyades]] and Aldebaran. | [[The Yellow Sign]] seems to be associated with the King in some way, as are the stars known as the [[Hyades]] and Aldebaran. | ||
- | In the play [[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]], [[The Stranger]], also known as 'The Phantom of Truth' attempted to resist the King by the use of '[[The Pallid Mask]]' | + | In the play [[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]], [[The Stranger]], also known as 'The Phantom of Truth' attempted to resist the King by the use of '[[The Pallid Mask]]' |
In the only performance of ' | In the only performance of ' | ||
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[[Le Roi en Jeune]] is a rare French play, playwright anonymous. Apparently the inspiration for Chambers' | [[Le Roi en Jeune]] is a rare French play, playwright anonymous. Apparently the inspiration for Chambers' | ||
- | According to [[Nathaniel Browne]], who has studied Estus's copy, the play is a deeper, more profound, yet also more complex and difficult to follow than the adaptation performed in London. | + | According to [[Nathaniel Browne]], who has studied Estus' copy, the play is a deeper, more profound, yet also more complex and difficult to follow than the adaptation performed in London. |
===== The ' | ===== The ' | ||
It appears that the King in Yellow is another name for an ancient pagan deity more commonly worshipped under the name [[Hastur]]. It is this entity which [[Montague Edwards]] and now [[Malcolm Quarrie]] appears to be trying to summon to Earth. Having seen the city of [[Carcosa]] and witnessed firsthand the reality of the [[The Springer Mound Monsters|Byakhee]], | It appears that the King in Yellow is another name for an ancient pagan deity more commonly worshipped under the name [[Hastur]]. It is this entity which [[Montague Edwards]] and now [[Malcolm Quarrie]] appears to be trying to summon to Earth. Having seen the city of [[Carcosa]] and witnessed firsthand the reality of the [[The Springer Mound Monsters|Byakhee]], |