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* [[Dude in Distress]]: Prince Rupert is captured in the opening scene.
* [[Dude in Distress]]: Prince Rupert is captured in the opening scene.
* [[Empathic Environment]]: Jennifer complains of the lack of this: when Prince Rupert observed that Parliament might order him executed, it was in a raging storm, but the next morning is a bright sunshiny day, although he is still in mortal danger.
* [[Empathic Environment]]: Jennifer complains of the lack of this: when Prince Rupert observed that Parliament might order him executed, it was in a raging storm, but the next morning is a bright sunshiny day, although he is still in mortal danger.
* [[Feeling Oppressed by Their Existence]]: One Puritan sympathesizes with those poor oppressed souls in France who want to purify the Church. How can Puritans be free if they're not allowed to force other people to be Puritans?
* [[Feeling Oppressed by Their Existence]]: One Puritan sympathizes with those poor oppressed souls in France who want to purify the Church. How can Puritans be free if they're not allowed to force other people to be Puritans?
* [[Friend or Foe]]: Trying to reach the royalist forces brings up great fears of this being a problem; Rupert thinks he should not try to cut his hair so he can prove who he is, quickly.
* [[Friend or Foe]]: Trying to reach the royalist forces brings up great fears of this being a problem; Rupert thinks he should not try to cut his hair so he can prove who he is, quickly.
* [[Funetik Aksent]]: The comic-relief sidekick, following Shakespearean tradition, has a thick [[British Accents|regional accent]] represented phonetically.
* [[Funetik Aksent]]: The comic-relief sidekick, following Shakespearean tradition, has a thick [[British Accents|regional accent]] represented phonetically.
* [[Gratuitous Iambic Pentameter]]: Because this is a world where Shakespeare's plays are word-for-word true, much of the dialog is in iambic pentameter blank verse.
* [[Gratuitous Iambic Pentameter]]: Because this is a world where Shakespeare's plays are word-for-word true, much of the dialog is in iambic pentameter blank verse.
* [[Improbable Age]]: Prince Rupert's (historically-accurate) extreme youth for his military accomplishments is commented on by his captor.
* [[Improbable Age]]: Prince Rupert's (historically-accurate) extreme youth for his military accomplishments is commented on by his captor.
* [[Inn Between the Worlds]]: The Old Phoenix Tavern, wherein Rupert meets three travellers from other timelines, one of whom deduces the basis of Rupert's universe and exposits it for the benefit of the audience.
* [[Inn Between the Worlds]]: The Old Phoenix Tavern, wherein Rupert meets three travelers from other timelines, one of whom deduces the basis of Rupert's universe and explains it for the benefit of the audience.
* [[Knighting]]: When Prince Rupert returns to King Charles, the king immediately knights the soldier who accompanied him. (He first asks him to swear loyalty to the throne -- and then explains it's just part of the ceremony and not a doubt of his loyalty.)
* [[Knighting]]: When Prince Rupert returns to King Charles, the king immediately knights the soldier who accompanied him. (He first asks him to swear loyalty to the throne -- and then explains it's just part of the ceremony and not a doubt of his loyalty.)
* [[Last Stand]]: Rupert goes to join his king in hopes of helping him, and if it fails, for this trope.
* [[Last Stand]]: Rupert goes to join his king in hopes of helping him, and if it fails, for this trope.
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