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Henry VI Part 1
  • Curtain
  • Opening scene
  • Complete play
  • DRAMATIS PERSONÆ


    
     Dramatis Personae 
     Act I   Scene I 
     Act I   Scene II 
     Act I   Scene III 
     Act I   Scene IV 
     Act I   Scene V 
     Act I   Scene VI 
     Act II  Scene I 
     Act II  Scene II 
     Act II  Scene III 
     Act II  Scene IV 
     Act II  Scene V 
     Act III Scene I 
     Act III Scene II  
    
     Act III Scene III 
     Act III Scene IV 
     Act IV  Scene I  
     Act IV  Scene II 
     Act IV  Scene III 
     Act IV  Scene IV  
     Act IV  Scene V 
     Act IV  Scene VI 
     Act IV  Scene VII  
     Act V   Scene I 
     Act V   Scene II 
     Act V   Scene III 
     Act V   Scene IV 
     Act V   Scene V 
     Complete play
    



    DRAMATIS PERSONÆ

    KING HENRY THE SIXTH (KING HENRY VI) DUKE OF GLOUCESTER uncle to the King, and Protector. (GLOUCESTER) DUKE OF BEDFORD uncle to the King, and Regent of France. (BEDFORD) THOMAS BEAUFORT Duke of Exeter, great-uncle to the King. (EXETER) HENRY BEAUFORT great-uncle to the King, Bishop of Winchester, and afterwards Cardinal. (BISHOP OF WINCHESTER) JOHN BEAUFORT Earl, afterwards Duke, of Somerset. (SOMERSET) RICHARD PLANTAGENET son of Richard late Earl of Cambridge, (RICHARD PLANTAGENET) afterwards Duke of York. (YORK) EARL OF WARWICK (WARWICK) EARL OF SALISBURY (SALISBURY) EARL OF SUFFOLK (SUFFOLK) LORD TALBOT afterwards Earl of Shrewsbury. (TALBOT) JOHN TALBOT Lord Talbot's son. EDMUND MORTIMER Earl of March. (MORTIMER) SIR JOHN FASTOLFE (FASTOLFE) SIR WILLIAM LUCY (LUCY) SIR WILLIAM GLANSDALE (GLANDSDALE) SIR THOMAS GARGRAVE (GARGRAVE) Mayor of London (Mayor) WOODVILE Lieutenant of the Tower. VERNON of the White-Rose or York faction. BASSET of the Red-Rose or Lancaster faction. A Lawyer. (Lawyer) Mortimer's Keepers. (First Gaoler) CHARLES Dauphin, and afterwards King, of France. REIGNIER Duke of Anjou, and titular King of Naples. DUKE OF BURGUNDY (BURGUNDY) DUKE OF ALENCON (ALENCON) BASTARD OF ORLEANS: Governor of Paris. Master-Gunner of Orleans, (Master-Gunner) and his Son. (Boy) General of the French forces in Bourdeaux. (General) A French Sergeant. (Sargeant) A Porter. An old Shepherd, father to Joan la Pucelle. (Shepherd) MARGARET daughter to Reignier, afterwards married to King Henry. COUNTESS OF AUVERGNE: JOAN LA PUCELLE commonly called Joan of Arc. Lords, Warders of the Tower, Heralds, Officers, Soldiers, Messengers, and Attendants. (First Warder) (Second Warder) (Captain) (Officer) (Soldier) (First Soldier) (Watch) (Scout) (First Sentinel) (Servant) (First Serving-Man) (Second Serving-Man) (Third Serving-Man) Fiends appearing to La Pucelle.

    
    SCENE	Partly in England, and partly in France.
    
    
    

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