I have made it through all three parts of Shakespeare’s Henry VI, and I would like to formally report that Part 3 is, by a considerable margin, my favorite. Which is not exactly saying much when the competition includes approximately 47 people making catastrophically bad decisions while standing in a room together. But King Henry VI, Part 3 is actually fun. Well. “Fun” in the Shakespearean sense, meaning everyone is miserable, England is on fire, and approximately every man with a title is either betraying someone or considering it. And honestly? I was entertained. Henry: Please Stop Giving Away Your Kingdom The big problem for
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King Henry VI, Part 2: The Original Man Drama™
Listen. I went into King Henry VI, Part 2 expecting another round of Shakespearean “court intrigue” (read: men yelling in rhyming couplets about honor while forgetting to communicate like adults). But what I got instead was… high-quality man drama. And honestly? It was delightful. If you like your history plays served with a healthy dose of petty squabbles, insecure nobles, and scheming so obvious you can see it from the cheap seats, boy do I have a play for you. Plot? Sure. But Mostly Vibes. Technically, yes, there is a plot. There’s the weak, soft-boiled king, Henry VI, whose main political strategy is
The Hundred Years’ Snore: A Review of King Henry VI, Part 1 (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Joan of Arc Fanfic)
Let me be brutally honest with you: if you asked me to recommend a Shakespeare play to get you hooked on the Bard, King Henry VI, Part 1 would be somewhere near the bottom of my list. Possibly underneath it. Possibly buried beneath a heap of dry parchment in a dusty cathedral library in medieval France, where it belongs. And yet, here I am. Reading it. Reviewing it. Because I’m committed to the bit. What Even Is This Play? Okay. King Henry VI, Part 1 is basically the prequel to the prequel of Richard III. It’s the Star Wars Episode I of the Shakespeare History Cinematic