The First Part of Henry the Sixth

by William Shakespeare

Contents

ACT I

• SCENE I. Westminster Abbey.
• SCENE II. France. Before Orleans.
• SCENE III. London. Before the Tower.
• SCENE IV. Orleans.
• SCENE V. The same.
• SCENE VI. The same.

ACT II

• SCENE I. Before Orleans.
• SCENE II. Orleans. Within the town.
• SCENE III. Auvergne. The COUNTESS's castle.
• SCENE IV. London. The Temple-garden.
• SCENE V. The Tower of London.

ACT III

• SCENE I. London. The Parliament-house.
• SCENE II. France. Before Rouen.
• SCENE III. The plains near Rouen.
• SCENE IV. Paris. The palace.

ACT IV

• SCENE I. Paris. A hall of state.
• SCENE II. Before Bourdeaux.
• SCENE III. Plains in Gascony.
• SCENE IV. Other plains in Gascony.
• SCENE V. The English camp near Bourdeaux.
• SCENE VI. A field of battle.
• SCENE VII. Another part of the field.

ACT V

• SCENE I. London. The palace.
• SCENE II. France. Plains in Anjou.
• SCENE III. Before Angiers.
• SCENE IV. Camp of the YORK in Anjou.
• SCENE V. London. The palace.

Main actors

• 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, Lord Talbot's 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 ALENCON
• 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.

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Thursday 11 March 2010