Henry VI Part 2

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• Hume - Adult (36-50), Senior (>50), Male

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Hume tells us Eleanor's schemes

Summary

The war between England and France is now over. King Henry VI is about to marry Margaret of Anjou. Various English lords plot against one another and some have ambitions to the throne. Cardinal Beaufort urges English lords not to trust Gloucester because he plans to become the next king of England. Salisbury speaks to York and Warwick and tells them to unite against Beaufort and Somerset. York has his sights on the crown. Gloucester's wife, Duchess Eleanor, wants to become the next queen of England. In the scene preceding the monologue she talks Sir John Hume, a sinister character, and tells him that she wants to hire a witch to learn about her future and Henry's reign. When she leaves Hume tells us that Eleanor has given him gold to hire a witch. She doesn't know that Beaufort and Suffolk have also paid him to encourage her to seek the help of the occult and ultimately bring Gloucester down with her schemes.

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