Day Twenty-Two

Henry VI, Part 1

5.1

SYNOPSIS

The first short section of this scene concerns H6 discussing with Gloucester, Exeter, and others, the Pope urging peace, and G mentions a friend of the Dauphin has offered his daughter to H6, but he’s receptive to it.  The rest of the scene concerns Winchester.  Winchester comes in, now a Cardinal, with several guys from the Pope, all of whom are informed of H6’s intention of peace and marriage.  Everyone leaves except for W and a messenger…W then reveals he owes money for being made a Cardinal.

IMPRESSIONS

More background telling…little showing.  The only moment of interest comes when Exeter wonders how W became a Cardinal (and describes H5’s prophecy).  There is an implication here of a power struggle…and perhaps this is some subtle foreshadowing.  A very short scene.  Here it is, the line of the day:

LINE OF THE DAY

Exeter
What, is my Lord of Winchester install’d,

And call’d unto a cardinal’s degree?

Then I perceive that will be verified

Henry the Fifth did sometime prophecy:

“If once he come to be a cardinal,

He’ll make his cap co-equal with the crown.”

5.2

SYNOPSIS

5.2 is essentially a brief meeting amongst the French: Charles, Burgundy, Joan, etc.  Parisians are swearing fealty to the English.  They discuss invasion/attacking to get the Parisians thinking straight again when a scout enters and delivers some bad news…

Scout

The English army, that divided was

Into two parties, is now conjoin’d in one,

And means to give you battle presently.

Joan then promises Charles victory and the scene ends.

Joan

Command the conquest, Charles, it shall be thine…

IMPRESSIONS

None.  Short, and to the point.  Shouldn’t count as its own entry, so I’ll throw it at the end of the previous one.