Henry VI, Part 3 Translation Table of Contents
Shakespeare finishes his Wars of the Roses trilogy with Henry VI, Part 3. Spurred on by Warwick and his sons Richard and Edward to assert his right to rule, the Duke of York negotiates to keep the throne he’s seized from Henry VI. Clashes between Henry’s forces and the Duke of York’s backers result in the Duke and his son Rutland’s deaths. The Duke’s son Edward is primed to take the throne, but Edward’s controversial marriage to Lady Grey turns Warwick, an old friend, into a new enemy. Untangle the complicated plot of some of the most intense battles of the Wars of the Roses with our modern English translation of Henry VI, Part 3, which can help you decipher some of the play’s most noteworthy quotes, like “To weep is to make less the depth of grief.”