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Shakespeare plays ASNATH, a spirit

Illustration: Shakespeare plays Asnath dressed in a long red gown and red cloak, with a red wig; he looks stern as he rises out of a trap-door wreathed in smoke

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The demon Asnath is summoned from Hell by Bolingbroke (a 'cunning necromancer') and Margery Jourdain (a witch) to answer questions about the future.
Henry VI part 2
Act 3 Scene 4

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