in Henry the Eighth (All Is True) — Shakespeare, William; Fletcher, John
Metadata
Play
Henry the Eighth (All Is True)
Author
Shakespeare, William; Fletcher, John
Year (catalogued)
1623
First performance
1613
Decade
1620s
Genre
History
Play type
Adult Professional
Company
King's Men
Speech prefix(es)
Port. | Por.
Words
276
Characters
1457
Typicality
0.62 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A11954.24
BritDrama no.
1674
Cluster
Cluster 15 — Devils, vices & grotesques
Important excerpts
Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 15 (ang, hunc, fleire, shillings, chil, sblood…). Matches are highlighted.
You'll leave your noise anon you Rascals: do you take the Court for Parish Garden: you rude Slaves, leave your gaping: Belong to the Gallows, and be hanged you Rogue: Is this a place to roar in? Fetch me a dozen Crabtree staves, and strong ones; these are but switches to they: I'll scratch your heads; you must be
for Ale, and Cakes here, you rude Rascals? You did nothing Sir. I shall be with you presently, good M. Puppy, Keep the door close Sirrah. How God they in, and be hanged? What should you do, But knock they down by the dozens? Is this More fields to muster in? Or have we some strange Indian with the great Tool, come to Court, the
Full speech
You'll leave your noise anon you Rascals: do you take the Court for Parish Garden: you rude Slaves, leave your gaping: Belong to the Gallows, and be hanged you Rogue: Is this a place to roar in? Fetch me a dozen Crabtree staves, and strong ones; these are but switches to they: I'll scratch your heads; you must be seeing Christenings? Do you look for Ale, and Cakes here, you rude Rascals? You did nothing Sir. I shall be with you presently, good M. Puppy, Keep the door close Sirrah. How God they in, and be hanged? What should you do, But knock they down by the dozens? Is this More fields to muster in? Or have we some strange Indian with the great Tool, come to Court, the women so besiege us? Bless me, what a fry of Fornication is at door? On my Christian Conscience this one Christening will beget a thousand, here will be Father, Godfather, and all to gether. These are the youths that thunder at a Playhouse, and fight for bitten Apples, that no Audience but the tribulation of Tower Hill, or the Limbs of Limehouse, their deer Brother's are able to endure. I have some of they in Limbo Patrum, and there they are Like to dance these three days; beside the running Banquet of two Beadles, that is to come. An't please your Honour, We are but men; and what so many may do, Not being torn a pieces, we have done: And Army cannot rule they. Make way there, for the Princess. You in the Chamblet, get up of the rail, I'll peck you over the pales esse.
Plot summary
Plot — Henry the Eighth (All Is True)
The Kings of England and of France meet for a magnificent summit conference organized by Cardinal Wolsey. The English nobles resent Wolsey’s influence with the King, but Wolsey strikes first against the ringleader, Buckingham: evidence from his former surveyor, who bears him a grudge, secures his arrest; conviction for treason and execution follow. Queen Katherine persuades the King to repeal taxation which is causing hardship; Wolsey has it put about that his intercession secured this. King Henry attends a banquet at Wolsey’s house, performs in a masque of shepherds, and meets Anne Boleyn. Rumours circulate that he and the Queen are at odds: he claims to be troubled by the fact that she was originally married to his brother, but others notice that he is keen to marry Anne. Wolsey counsels divorce. A legatine court is summoned to judge the case, but Katherine refuses to co-operate and the court breaks up without reaching a decision. The King secretly marries Anne. The nobles conspire to overthrow Wolsey. Documents proving his corruption and treachery accidentally fall into the King’s hands, and Buckingham’s surviving allies serve him with articles of impeachment. He falls sick and dies. Anne is crowned Queen. Katherine too falls sick. Before her death she is visited by benevolent spirits, and by Caputius, the Imperial Ambassador, by whom she sends the King a request to love their daughter and provide for her former servants. Anne goes into labour and produces a daughter. A cabal of councillors attempts to overthrow Archbishop Cranmer, whom they consider a heretic. Before the hearing, Henry gives Cranmer his ring; the Archbishop produces it at a crucial moment, ensuring that the case is referred to the personal judgement of the King, who rebukes the conspirators. The vindicated Cranmer christens Henry’s new daughter, Elizabeth, and prophesies a golden future for England under her and her eventual successor.