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Henry VI Part 2
  • 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 II  Scene I 
     Act II  Scene II 
     Act II  Scene III 
     Act II  Scene IV 
     Act III Scene I 
     Act III Scene II  
     Act III Scene III 
     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 IV  Scene VIII 
     Act IV  Scene IX 
     Act IV  Scene X  
     Act V   Scene I 
     Act V   Scene II 
     Act V   Scene III 
     Complete play
    



    DRAMATIS PERSONÆ

    KING HENRY the Sixth (KING HENRY VI) HUMPHREY Duke of Gloucester, his uncle. (GLOUCESTER) CARDINAL BEAUFORT Bishop of Winchester, great-uncle to the King. (CARDINAL) RICHARD PLANTAGENET Duke of York. (YORK) EDWARD | | his sons RICHARD | DUKE OF SOMERSET (SOMERSET) DUKE OF SUFFOLK (SUFFOLK) DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM (BUCKINGHAM) LORD CLIFFORD (CLIFFORD) YOUNG CLIFFORD his son. EARL OF SALISBURY (SALISBURY) EARL OF WARWICK (WARWICK) LORD SCALES (SCALES) LORD SAY (SAY) SIR HUMPHREY STAFFORD (SIR HUMPHREY) WILLIAM STAFFORD Sir Humphrey Stafford's brother. SIR JOHN STANLEY (STANLEY) VAUX: MATTHEW GOFFE: A Sea-captain, (Captain) Master, and Master's-Mate. WALTER WHITMORE: Two Gentlemen, prisoners with Suffolk. (First Gentleman) (Second Gentleman) JOHN HUME (HUME) | | priests. JOHN SOUTHWELL | BOLINGBROKE a conjurer. THOMAS HORNER an armourer. (HORNER) PETER Thomas Horner's man. Clerk of Chatham. (Clerk) Mayor of Saint Alban's. (Mayor) SIMPCOX an impostor. ALEXANDER IDEN a Kentish gentleman. (IDEN) JACK CADE a rebel. (CADE) GEORGE BEVIS(BEVIS) | | JOHN HOLLAND(HOLLAND) | | DICK the butcher (DICK) | | followers of Cade. SMITH the weaver(SMITH) | | MICHAEL (MICHAEL) | | &c. | Two Murderers (First Murderer) (Second Murderer) QUEEN MARGARET Queen to King Henry. ELEANOR Duchess of Gloucester. (DUCHESS) MARGARET JOURDAIN a witch. Wife to Simpcox (Wife) Lords, Ladies, and Attendants. Petitioners, Aldermen, a Herald, a Beadle, Sheriff, and Officers, Citizens, 'Prentices, Falconers, Guards, Soldiers, Messengers, &c. (First Neighbour) (Second Neighbour) (Third Neighbour) (First Petitioner) (Second Petitioner) (Herald) (Beadle) (Sheriff) (Servant) (Soldier) (Townsman) (First 'Prentice) (Second 'Prentice) (Post) (Messenger) A Spirit. (Spirit)

    
    SCENE	England.
    
    
    

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