Henry VI, Part II
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Table of contents
- Cover1
- Title Page2
- Copyright Page3
- Note4
- Dramatis Personæ5
- Contents6
- Act I7
- Scene I. London. The Palace7
- Scene II. The Duke of Gloucester’s House9
- Scene III. The Palace10
- Act II13
- Scene I. Saint Alban’s13
- Scene II. London. The Duke of York’s Garden14
- Scene III. A Hall of Justice15
- Scene IV. A Street16
- Act III18
- Scene I. The Abbey at Bury St Edmund’s18
- Scene II. Bury St Edmund’s. A Room of State21
- Scene III. A Bedchamber24
- Act IV26
- Scene I. The Coast of Kent26
- Scene II. Blackheath27
- Scene III. Another Part of Blackheath28
- Scene IV. London. The Palace28
- Scene V. London. The Tower29
- Scene VI. London. Cannon Street29
- Scene VII. London. Smithfield29
- Scene VIII. Southwark30
- Scene IX. Kenilworth Castle31
- Scene X. Kent. Iden’s Garden31
- Act V33
- Scene I. Fields Between Dartford and Blackheath33
- Scene II. Saint Alban’s34
- Scene III. Fields Near St Alban’s35
Preferring a life of spiritual contemplation, Henry VI leaves politics to his nobles. The resulting power struggle pits the Houses of York and Lancaster against one another for control of the crown. Against a backdrop of violent rebellion, the play explores the relationship between law and justice and the extent of a ruler's authority. The second of three plays based on the life of England's fifteenth-century monarch, this historical drama chronicles the conflicts behind the War of the Roses. Each part of the trilogy is self-contained and can be appreciated without knowledge of the others. Vivid characterization, dark comedy, and powerful language combine for a memorable portrait of a country devastated by civil war.