Find the perfect quote to float your boat. Shmoop breaks down key quotations from Henry VI Part 1.
Politics Quotes
BEDFORDKing Henry the Fifth, too famous to live long.England ne'er lost a king of so much worth. (1.1.6-7)
Power Quotes
GLOUCESTEREngland ne'er had a king until his time.Virtue he had, deserving to command;His brandished sword did blind men with his beams;His arms spread wider than a dragon's wings;His sparkling eye...
Society and Class Quotes
WINCHESTEREach hath his place and function to attend.I am left out; for me nothing remains.But long I will not be Jack-out-of-office.The King from Eltham I intend to steal,And sit at chiefest stern...
Religion Quotes
WINCHESTERHe was a king blest of the King of kings;Unto the French the dreadful Judgement DaySo dreadful will not be as was his sight.The battles of the Lord of Hosts he fought;The Church's prayers...
Gender Quotes
GLOUCESTEREngland ne'er had a king until his time.Virtue he had, deserving to command;His brandished sword did blind men with his beams;His arms spread wider than a dragon's wings;His sparkling eye...
Patriotism Quotes
EXETERRemember, lords, your oaths to Henry sworn: Either to quell the Dauphin utterlyOr bring him in obedience to your yoke.BEDFORDI do remember it, and here take my leaveTo go about my preparation...
Memory and the Past Quotes
GLOUCESTERWhat should I say? His deeds exceed all speech.He ne'er lift up his hand but conquerèd. (1.1.15-16)
Language and Communication Quotes
GLOUCESTERWhat should I say? His deeds exceed all speech.He ne'er lift up his hand but conquerèd. (1.1.15-16)