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Historical Works of William Shakespeare: Character Analyses, Essay Questions and Critical Commentary

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Shakespeare, William

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Brennen, Joseph E
Affiliation: Chairman, Department Of English, Fordham University

Character Analyses, Essay Questions and Critical Commentary

King Henry:

The King is a strong shrewd politician and a capable warrior. He has
usurped the throne and has had Richard murdered and, when the play opens, is
suffering the results of the civil dissension which followed these violent
acts. He is haunted by the fear that his oldest son, who should succeed him to
the throne, will be the same kind of wastrel that Richard was, and he is
distraught to ...

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