Dover Publications

Henry VIII

William Shakespeare

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Table of contents
  • Cover1
  • Title Page2
  • Copyright page3
  • Note4
  • Dramatis Personæ5
  • The Prologue6
  • Contents7
  • Act I8
  • Scene I. London. An Ante-Chamber in the Palace8
  • Scene II. The Same. The Council-Chamber10
  • Scene III. An Ante-Chamber in the Palace12
  • Scene IV. A Hall in York Place12
  • Act II15
  • Scene I. Westminster. A Street15
  • Scene II. An Ante-Chamber in the Palace16
  • Scene III. An Ante-Chamber of the Queen’s Apartments18
  • Scene IV. A Hall in Black-Friars19
  • Act III22
  • Scene I. London. The Queen’s Apartments22
  • Scene II. Ante-Chamber to the King’s Apartment23
  • Act IV28
  • Scene I. A Street in Westminster28
  • Scene II. Kimbolton29
  • Act V32
  • Scene I. London. A Gallery in the Palace32
  • Scene II. Before the Council-Chamber33
  • Scene III. The Council-Chamber34
  • Scene IV. The Palace Yard35
  • Scene V. The Palace36
  • The Epilogue38
Book details
  • Vendor Dover Publications
  • SKU 9780486790138
  • ISBN-13 9780486790138
  • Author William Shakespeare
  • Category Drama
  • Subject Shakespeare

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The portrait of a monarchy in crisis, this historical drama concerns the famous king's efforts to secure a divorce from his dignified and popular queen in order to marry an enchanting courtesan and produce a male heir. The play ranks among Shakespeare's most sumptuous and spectacular works, offering a splendid pageant of masques and royal ceremony. Occasional lapses in historical accuracy are compensated for by keen psychological and political insights, vivid characterizations, and evocative language. Possibly the last of Shakespeare's dramas, Henry VIII was almost certainly co-written with John Fletcher. It is a play of farewells ― to the world, to life, to power ― in which major historical characters make memorable exits, including Cardinal Wolsey's rueful observation: "Had I but served my God with half the zeal/I served my king, he would not in mine age/Have left me naked to mine enemies." Nevertheless, the play ends in triumph and hopeful expectations with the prophecy of the coming Elizabethan age.