Shakespeare plays HENRY VI, King of England

Illustration: Shakespeare plays Henry dressed in medieval style; he looks on the verge of tears, clasping his hands to his breast

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In the murderous frenzy and confusion of civil war, son unwittingly kills father and father unwittingly kills son. The gentle, rather unworldly King Henry is distraught.
Henry VI part 3
Act 2 Scene 5

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