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With a newly added critical commentary by Phyllis Racklin and commentaries by other noted Shakespeare scholars, this edition provides three of Shakespeare's great history plays in one comprehensive volume.
Books in This Collection
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Henry VI, Part 1
by William Shakespeare (Author)The classic Shakespeare history play. According to Wikipedia: "William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 – died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's...
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Henry VI, Part 2
by William Shakespeare (Author)The second play in Shakespeare's 'First Tetralogy,' this work continues the fictionalized account of King Henry VI's reign. It commences with the marriage of Henry VI with the French noblewoman Margaret of Anjou, whose influence in court is...
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Henry VI, Part 3
by William Shakespeare (Author)Henry watches helplessly as his realm tears itself apart in civil war. The Yorkists have been temporarily victorious, but the Lancastrians, led by Margaret, Henry's wife, counter-attack. As the innocent and guilty both die, Richard, Duke of...
Quotes edit
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“Could I come near our beauty with my nails,/ I'd set my 10 commandments in your face.”
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“Now join your hands, and with your hands your hearts.”
First Sentence edit
The First Part of Henry the Sixth is a play with many imperfections, so many, indeed, that editors and critics have often been reluctant to attribute the greater part of it to Shakespeare.
Table of Contents edit
Foreward
The Henry VI Plays
The Henry VI Plays in Performance
The Playhouse
Henry VI, Part One
Introduction
Henry VI, Part One
Date and Text
Textual Notes
Henry VI, Part Two
Introduction
Henry VI, Part Two
Date and Text
Textual Notes
Henry VI, Part Three
Introduction
Henry VI, Part Three
Date and Text
Textual Notes
Shakespeare's Sources
Further Reading
Memorable Lines
Henry VI, Part One
Henry VI, Part Two
Henry VI, Part Three
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 822.33
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Drama › Playwrights, A-Z › ( S ) › Shakespeare, William
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Shakespeare
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( S ) › Shakespeare, William
- Books › Arts & Photography › Performing Arts › Theater
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
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