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Henry VI Part 3
By William Shakespeare - Stage play
Roles
- Queen Margaret - Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50), Female
About this piece
Margaret upbraids King Henry VI for disinheriting his son
Summary
The play starts with a heated argument between the Duke of York, who is claiming the throne, and King Henry VI. Also involved are several lords and York's sons. After being intimidated by Warwick, King Henry accepts to make York his heir as long as York lets him be king for the rest of his life. Margaret enters the scene with he son Edward. She scolds the king for disinheriting his own son. The king argues that he was forced to do it and Margaret replies that he is king and shouldn't be forced into anything. He has ruined his sons future by giving in to the Yorks. He is now like a "lamb environed with wolves", allowed to reign only by York's consent. If she had been there she would have preferred to die instead of accepting those terms. She vows to distance herself from the king until undoes what he has done.
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