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Henry VI Part 2
By William Shakespeare - Stage play
Roles
- Queen Margaret - Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50), Female
About this piece
Margaret tells King Henry to watch out for Gloucester
Summary
This scene takes place at the Parliament. Present are King Henry and Queen Margaret, the lords Suffolk, Warwick, York, Salisbury, Buckingham and Cardinal Beaufort. King Henry has summoned Gloucester to the parliament and wonders where he is. In this monologue Margaret tells the king that he should notice how Gloucester has changed lately. He is insolent, proud and behaves strangely. He doesn't greet anyone and is always angry. She reminds the king that Gloucester is next in line to become king if anything happened to King Henry. He has the support of the common people and it would be easy for him to have their support should he choose to overthrow King Henry. Finally she asks Suffolk, Buckingham and York to support her.
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