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King Henry VI, Part 2

William Shakespeare

It chronicles the political chaos surrounding England's weak king as ambitious nobles scheme for power and influence.

"King Henry VI, Part 2" by William Shakespeare is a history play. It chronicles the political chaos surrounding England's weak king as ambitious nobles scheme for power and influence.

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Flourish of trumpets, then hautboys. Enter the King, Gloucester, Salisbury, Warwick, and Cardinal Beaufort on the one side; the Queen, Suffolk, York, Somerset and Buckingham on the other.

SUFFOLK. As by your high imperial Majesty I had in charge at my depart for France, As procurator to your excellence, To marry Princess Margaret for your grace, So, in the famous ancient city Tours, In presence of the Kings of France and Sicil, The Dukes of Orleans, Calaber, Bretagne, and Alençon, Seven earls, twelve barons, and twenty reverend bishops, I have performed my task and was espoused, And humbly now upon my bended knee, In sight of England and her lordly peers, Deliver up my title in the Queen To your most gracious hands, that are the substance Of that great shadow I did represent: The happiest gift that ever marquess gave, The fairest queen that ever king received.

KING HENRY. Suffolk, arise.—Welcome, Queen Margaret. I can express no kinder sign of love Than this kind kiss.—O Lord, that lends me life, Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness! For Thou hast given me in this beauteous face A world of earthly blessings to my soul, If sympathy of love unite our thoughts.

Contents

  1. 01Act I
  2. 02Scene I. London. The palace
  3. 03Scene II. The Duke of Gloucester’s House
  4. 04Scene III. London. The palace
  5. 05Scene IV. Gloucester’s Garden
  6. 06Act II
  7. 07Scene I. Saint Albans
  8. 08Scene II. London. The Duke of York’s Garden
  9. 09Scene III. A Hall of Justice
  10. 10Scene IV. A Street
  11. 11Act III
  12. 12Scene I. The Abbey at Bury St. Edmund’s
  13. 13Scene II. Bury St. Edmund’s. A Room of State
  14. 14Scene III. A Bedchamber
  15. 15Act IV
  16. 16Scene I. The Coast of Kent
  17. 17Scene II. Blackheath
  18. 18Scene III. Another part of Blackheath
  19. 19Scene IV. London. The Palace
  20. 20Scene V. London. The Tower
  21. 21Scene VI. London. Cannon Street
  22. 22Scene VII. London. Smithfield
  23. 23Scene VIII. Southwark
  24. 24Scene IX. Kenilworth Castle
  25. 25Scene X. Kent. Iden’s Garden
  26. 26Act V
  27. 27Scene I. Fields between Dartford and Blackheath
  28. 28Scene II. Saint Albans
  29. 29Scene III. Fields near Saint Albans

About this edition

Author
William Shakespeare
Era
Early modern (c. 1500–1800)
Reading level
Introductory: no background needed
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
152 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers