Henry VI Part 3 Quotes

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Family Quotes

CLIFFORDMy gracious lord, here in the ParliamentLet us assail the family of York. (1.1.65-66)

Duty Quotes

KING HENRYWhat title hast thou, traitor, to the crown?Thy father was, as thou art, Duke of York;Thy grandfather, Roger Mortimer, Earl of March.I am the son of Henry the Fifth,Who made the Dauphin a...

Warfare Quotes

WARWICKYou forgetThat we are those which chased you from the fieldAnd slew your fathers, and with colors spread,Marched through the city to the palace gates. (1.1.92-95)

Language and Communication Quotes

KING HENRYFar be the thought of this from Henry's heart,To make a shambles of the Parliament House!Cousin of Exeter, frowns, words, and threatsShall be the war that Henry means to use. (1.1.71-74)

Weakness Quotes

WESTMORLANDFarewell, faint-hearted and degenerate king,In whose cold blood no spark of honor bides.NORTHUMBERLANDBe thou a prey unto the house of York,And die in bands for this unmanly deed. (1.1.1...

Women and Femininity Quotes

QUEEN MARGARETHad I been there, which am a silly woman,The soldiers should have tossed me on their pikesBefore I would have granted to that act.But thou preferr'st thy life before thine honor. (1.1...

Fate and Free Will Quotes

RICHARDThree glorious suns, each one a perfect sun,Not separated with the racking clouds,But severed in a pale clear-shining sky.See, see, they join, embrace, and seem to kiss,As if they vowed some...

Revenge Quotes

KING HENRYRevenged may she be on that hateful duke,Whose haughty spirit, wingèd with desire,Will cost my crown, and like an empty eagleTire on the flesh of me and of my son. (1.1.274-277)