The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 5 of 9]The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 5 of 9]

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I King Henry the Sixth

Dramatis Personæ

THE FIRST PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH.

  • KING HENRY the Sixth.
  • DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, uncle to the King, and Protector.
  • DUKE OF BEDFORD, uncle to the King, and Regent of France.
  • THOMAS BEAUFORT, Duke of Exeter, great-uncle to the King.
  • HENRY BEAUFORT, great-uncle to the King, Bishop of Winchester, and afterwards Cardinal.
  • JOHN BEAUFORT, Earl, afterwards Duke, of Somerset.
  • RICHARD PLANTAGENET, son of Richard late Earl of Cambridge, afterwards Duke of York.
  • EARL OF WARWICK.
  • EARL OF SALISBURY.
  • EARL OF SUFFOLK.
  • LORD TALBOT, afterwards Earl of Shrewsbury.
  • JOHN TALBOT, his son.
  • EDMUND MORTIMER, Earl of March.
  • SIR JOHN FASTOLFE.
  • SIR WILLIAM LUCY.
  • SIR WILLIAM GLANSDALE.
  • SIR THOMAS GARGRAVE.
  • Mayor of London.
  • WOODVILE, Lieutenant of the Tower.
  • VERNON, of the White-rose or York Faction.
  • BASSET, of the Red-Rose or Lancaster faction.
  • A Lawyer. Mortimer’s Keepers.
  • CHARLES, Dauphin, and afterwards King, of France.
  • REIGNIER, Duke of Anjou, and titular King of Naples.
  • DUKE OF BURGUNDY.
  • DUKE OF ALENÇON.
  • BASTARD OF ORLEANS.
  • Governor of Paris.
  • Master-Gunner of Orleans, and his Son.
  • General of the French forces in Bourdeaux.
  • A French Sergeant. A Porter.
  • An old Shepherd, father to Joan la Pucelle.
  • MARGARET, daughter to Reignier, afterwards married to King Henry.
  • COUNTESS OF AUVERGNE.
  • JOAN LA PUCELLE, commonly called Joan of Arc.
Lords, Warders of the Tower, Heralds, Officers, Soldiers, Messengers, and Attendants.
Fiends appearing to La Pucelle.
SCENE: Partly in England, and partly in France.

   † First given, imperfectly, by Rowe. See note (I).

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