Henry VI Part 1

Roles

• Mortimer - Senior (>50), Male

About this piece

Mortimer dies

Summary

Mortimer is an English noble that has been imprisoned in the Tower of London for many years because of his claim to the English throne. He is Richard Plantagenet's uncle. In this monologue Mortimer tells his nephew Richard Plantagenet why he has been imprisoned in the Tower of London. After Henry IV deposed Richard II, Mortimer was put in jail because he was the closest relative of the deposed king. Richard's father gathered an army and tried to install Mortimer as the king but he was defeated and execute. This monologue is performed by an old weak man who is about to die. For more dramatic effect this monologue can be performed with another actor playing Richard Plantagenet holding Mortimer.

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