Henry 6th part 2: ‘The Fox Barks Not When He Would Steal the Lamb’

Episode 127:

A recap of Henry VI part one and the potential involvement of Christopher Marlowe

A word on methods of authorship attribution in the context of Shakespeare and Marlowe

The dating and sources of the play

A synopsis of Henry VI part two

The characterisation of the War of the Roses

The decline of England mapped out in the play

The main characters in the play

The weakness of the king as portrayed in the play

The powerplay between Gloucester, York and Margaret

Margaret as a central character in the play

The use of language to define different characters

The contrast between Henry and Margaret

The Jack Cade rebellion and the utopia of a classless society

Gloucester and the view of justice-based government

How the world depicted in the play might have been viewed by the first audiences

The historical accuracy of the play

The arrival of Richard, future king, on stage

The performance history of the play

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