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Henry VI:1Act 1

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Scene 1

 The Scene takesplace in the throneroom of Henry IV.

Henry receives newsthat civil war haserupted on two

fronts –one inScotland and one in!ales.

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"ews #rom !ales

 The $arl of!estmorland tells thekin% that the !elshhave defeated

$dmund &ortimer andthat the !elsh womenhave de'led the(odies of the dead.

Hundreds of prisonerswere taken.

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"ews #rom Scotland

)n the other hand thekin% has heard thatHotspur *Henry +ercy,has defeated Archi(aldthe -ou%las in a hu%e(attle and also takenprisoners includin% the-ou%las son &ordrake.

Henry is proud andcompares Hotspur to hisown son who has yet towin any militaryvictories.

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Hotspur is actin%stran%ely thou%h. Heplans to release oneprisoner to the kin%&ordrake and retain therest.

Henry is a%itated(ecause he has the ri%htto all royal prisoners.#earin% that Hotspurmi%ht (e re(ellin%a%ainst him Henrysends for &ordrake.

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Scene 0

Scene 0 open with+rince Hal at thehome of #alsta akni%ht.

#alsta is known asa ro%ue and a(andit. He en2oyssleepin% drinkin%

and occasionallyro((in% people. Heis reasona(ly safefrom the law due tohis title and the factthat he is clever and

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A 3o((ery

Harry and #alsta are 2oined (y "ed +oinswho is also a (andit.

+oins tells them that aro((ery has (een set upfor early the followin%mornin%. He and4adshill have learnedthat some rich people

will (e passin% 4adsHill at around fouroclock in the mornin%.

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#alsta is 3eady

#alsta says that hewill participate inthe ro((ery and heur%es Harry to come

alon% too.

Harry refusessayin% that he is nota thief (ut +oins

asks #alsta toleave him alone withHarry su%%estin%that he will (e a(leto persuade theprince to %o with

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 The 56oke7

!hen they are alone+oins tells Harry thathe plans not to showup to the ro((ery and

instead ro( #alstaafterward. He asksHenry to come alon%.

He says the (est partwill (e listenin% to#alsta lie to themafterward a(out theevent never knowin%it was them. Henrya%rees to %o alon%.

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Alone

!hen Henry is'nally alone hemuses to himself

that he is merelyplayin% the fool – ifpeople think he isla8y and weak hewill surprise them

when he is kin%.

 That way they will(e happier with himthan if they had

e9pected %reat

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Scene

Henrys Throne rooma%ain.

Hotspur returns as

summoned.

Henry an%ry atHotspurs re(elliousrefusal to deliver theprisoners to himspeaks to Hotspur inthreatenin% lan%ua%e.

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Hotspurs 3easons

Hotspur and "orthum(erland tryto e9plain that Hotspurs refusalto return the captives was not

meant as an act of re(ellion.

 The very moment that Hotspurs(attle a%ainst the Scots endeda prissy and eeminate courtierarrived with Henrys demandsfor the prisoners.

!ounded tired and an%ryHotspur refused and insulted thefoolish messen%er in the heat ofthe moment.

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Henrys 3a%e

Henrys an%er is not soothed.

Hotspur still refuses to hand overthe prisoners unless the kin% paysthe ransom that the !elsh re(elsdemand for the release of Hotspurs

(rother;in;law <ord &ortimer.

Henry refuses callin% &ortimer atraitor. He has learned that&ortimer recently married thedau%hter of the !elsh re(el4lyndwr.

Hotspur denies this char%e a%ainsthis kinsman (ut Henry calls him aliar. He for(ids Hotspur to mention&ortimers name ever a%ain anddemands he return the prisonersinstantly or face retri(ution.

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Hotspurs 3a%e

After Henry and hisattendants leave theroom Hotspur unleashesan enra%ed speech.

He alle%es that Henrymay have ulteriormotives for refusin% toransom &ortimer: (eforehe was deposed 3ichard

II had named &ortimerheir to the throne.

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!orcesters +lan

!orcester and "orthum(erlandhave some trou(le %ettin%Hotspur to =uiet down.

!orcester succeeds in e9plainin%

that he has already formulated acunnin% plan. He says that the+ercys must seek an alliancewith the re(el forces in (othScotland and !ales and all thepowerful $n%lish no(les who are

dissatis'ed with Henry.#or now Hotspur is to return toScotland %ive all his prisoners(ack to their people withoutdemandin% ransom andesta(lish an alliance with the

-ou%las.