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Henry VI Part 1
By William Shakespeare - Stage play
Roles
- Talbot - Adult (36-50), Senior (>50), Male
About this piece
Talbot is amazed by Joan of Arc's strength
Summary
The setting is the Hundred Years' War. The English are attacked by the French. Joan of Arc, leading the French, enters the scene and fights with Talbot, an English general. Talbot is defeated by Joan of Arc but she spares him ("thy hour has not yet come...."). When she exits the scene Talbot delivers his monologue. Talbot is amazed by Joan's strength and is disappointed by how the English soldiers have fought. He urges his soldiers to fight again but then orders the retreat. He accuses them of being too weak to avenge Salisbury's death and exits in shame.
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