“Down, down to hell; and say I sent thee thither.”
William Shakespeare Henry VI (play) Part 1-3
Richard of Gloucester, Act V, scene vi.
Henry VI, Part 3 (1592)
Quotes from workHenry VI (play) Part 1-3
Henry VI is a series of three history plays by William Shakespeare, set during the lifetime of King Henry VI of England. Henry VI, Part 1 deals with the loss of England's French territories and the political machinations leading up to the Wars of the Roses, as the English political system is torn apart by personal squabbles and petty jealousy; Henry VI, Part 2 depicts the King's inability to quell the bickering of his nobles, and the inevitability of armed conflict; and Henry VI, Part 3 deals with the horrors of that conflict.
“The fox barks not, when he would steal the lamb.”
William Shakespeare Henry VI (play) Part 1-3
Suffolk, Act III, scene i.
Henry VI, Part 2 (1592)
“Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends.”
William Shakespeare Henry VI (play) Part 1-3
Alençon, Act III, scene ii.
Henry VI, Part 1 (1592)
“The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.”
William Shakespeare Henry VI (play) Part 1-3
Clifford, Act II, scene ii.
Henry VI, Part 3 (1592)
“Hung be the heavens with black, yield day to night!”
William Shakespeare Henry VI (play) Part 1-3
Bedford, Act I, scene i.
Henry VI, Part 1 (1592)
“The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.”
William Shakespeare Henry VI (play) Part 1-3
Dick the Butcher, Act IV, scene ii.
Henry VI, Part 2 (1592)
Source: King Henry VI, Part 2
