The Third Part of Henry the Sixth: ACT V
Introduction ACT I ACT II ACT III ACT IV ACT V SCENE I. Coventry. SCENE II. A field of battle near Barnet. SCENE III. Another part of the field. SCENE IV. Plains near Tewksbury. SCENE V. Another part of the field. SCENE VI. London. The Tower. SCENE VII. London. The palace. About the Play Feedback			Search: All the plays Hamlet Coriolanus Julius Caesar King Lear Macbeth Othello Romeo and Juliet Richard II Richard III Titus Andronicus Antony and Cleopatra Timon of Athens Henry IV Part 1 Henry IV Part 2 Henry the Fifth Henry VI Part 1 Henry VI Part 2 Henry VI Part 3 Henry VIII King John Pericles Troilus and Cressida All's Well... As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Cymbeline A Midsummer... Love's Labour's Lost Measure for Measure The Merry Wives... Much Ado about Nothing The Merchant of Venice Twelfth Night The Taming of... The Tempest The Two Gentlemen... The Winter's Tale    for: SCENE VII. London. The palace. Flourish. Enter KING EDWARD IV, QUEEN ELIZABETH, CLARENCE, GLOUCESTER, HASTINGS, a Nurse with the young Prince, and Attendants KING EDWARD IV       Once more we sit in England's royal throne,       Re-purchased with the blood of enemies.       What valiant foemen, like to autumn's corn,       Have we mow'd down, in tops of all their pride! 5     Three Dukes of Somerset, threefold renown'd       For hardy and undoubted champions;       Two Cliffords, as the father and the son,       And two Northumberlands; two braver men       Ne'er spurr'd their coursers at the trumpet's sound; 10    With them, the two brave bears, Warwick and Montague,       That in their chains fetter'd the kingly lion       And made the forest tremble when they roar'd.       Thus have we swept suspicion from our seat       And made our footstool of security. 15    Come hither, Bess, and let me kiss my boy.       Young Ned, for thee, thine uncles and myself       Have in our armours watch'd the winter's night,       Went all afoot in summer's scalding heat,       That thou mightst repossess the crown in peace; 20    And of our labours thou shalt reap the gain. GLOUCESTER       (Aside) I'll blast his harvest, if your head were laid;       For yet I am not look'd on in the world.       This shoulder was ordain'd so thick to heave;       And heave it shall some weight, or break my back: 25    Work thou the way,--and thou shalt execute. KING EDWARD IV       Clarence and Gloucester, love my lovely queen;       And kiss your princely nephew, brothers both. CLARENCE       The duty that I owe unto your majesty       I seal upon the lips of this sweet babe. QUEEN ELIZABETH 30    Thanks, noble Clarence; worthy brother, thanks. GLOUCESTER       And, that I love the tree from whence thou sprang'st,       Witness the loving kiss I give the fruit.       (Aside) To say the truth, so Judas kiss'd his master,       And cried 'all hail!' when as he meant all harm. KING EDWARD IV 35    Now am I seated as my soul delights,       Having my country's peace and brothers' loves. CLARENCE       What will your grace have done with Margaret?       Reignier, her father, to the king of France       Hath pawn'd the Sicils and Jerusalem, 40    And hither have they sent it for her ransom. KING EDWARD IV       Away with her, and waft her hence to France.       And now what rests but that we spend the time       With stately triumphs, mirthful comic shows,       Such as befits the pleasure of the court? 45    Sound drums and trumpets! farewell sour annoy!       For here, I hope, begins our lasting joy. Exeunt Return to top of page ... or ... Go to next scene