Vulgar words in King Henry VI, Part 1 (Page 1)

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KING HENRY VI, FIRST PART by William Shakespeare Dramatis Personae KING HENRY the Sixth DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, uncle to the King, and Protector DUKE OF BEDFORD, uncle to the King, and Regent of France THOMAS BEAUFORT, Duke of Exeter, great-uncle to the King HENRY BEAUFORT, great-uncle to the King, Bishop of Winchester, and afterwards Cardinal JOHN BEAUFORT, Earl, afterwards Duke, of Somerset RICHARD PLANTAGENET, son of Richard, late Earl of Cambridge, afterwards Duke of York EARL OF WARWICK EARL OF SALISBURY EARL OF SUFFOLK LORD TALBOT, afterwards Earl of Shrewbury JOHN TALBOT, his son EDMUND MORTIMER, Earl of March SIR JOHN FASTOLFE SIR WILLIAM LUCY SIR WILLIAM GLANSDALE SIR THOMAS GARGRAVE Mayor of London WOODVILE, Lieutenant of the Tower VERNON, of the White-Rose or York faction BASSET, of the Red-Rose or Lancaster faction A Lawyer, Mortimer's Keepers CHARLES, Dauphin, and afterwards King, of France REIGNIER, Duke of Anjou, and titular King of Naples DUKE OF BURGUNDY DUKE OF ALENCON BASTARD OF ORLEANS Governor of Paris Master-Gunner of Orleans and his Son General of the French forces in Bordeaux A French Sergeant A Porter An old Shepherd, father to Joan la Pucelle MARGARET, daughter to Reignier, afterwards married to King Henry COUNTESS OF AUVERGNE JOAN LA PUCELLE, Commonly called Joan of Arc Lords, Warders of the Tower, Heralds, Officers, Soldiers, Messengers, and Attendants Fiends appearing to La Pucelle SCENE: Partly in England, and partly in France The First Part of King Henry VI ACT FIRST SCENE I Westminster Abbey.

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France is revolted from the English quite, Except some petty towns of no import: The Dauphin Charles is crowned king in Rheims; The Bastard of Orleans with him is join'd; Reignier, Duke of Anjou, doth take his part; The Duke of Alencon flieth to his side.

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[Enter the Bastard of Orleans.]

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BASTARD.

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Bastard of Orleans, thrice welcome to us.

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BASTARD.

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[Exit Bastard.]

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[Re-enter the Bastard of Orleans, with Joan La Pucelle.]

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Stand back, thou manifest conspirator, Thou that contrivedst to murder our dead lord; Thou that givest whores indulgences to sin: I 'll canvass thee in thy broad cardinal's hat, If thou proceed in this thy insolence.

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Enter, several ways, the Bastard of Orleans, Alencon, and Reignier, half ready, and half unready.]

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BASTARD.

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BASTARD.

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BASTARD.

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BASTARD.

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Thou bastard of my grandfather!

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[Enter Charles, the Bastard of Orleans, Alencon, Reignier, and forces.]

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BASTARD.

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BASTARD.

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Enter Talbot and Burgundy without: within La Pucelle, Charles, Bastard, Alencon, and Reignier, on the walls.]

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I think her old familiar is asleep: Now where 's the Bastard's braves, and Charles his gleeks?

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[Enter Charles, the Bastard of Orleans, Alencon, La Pucelle, and forces.]

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We have been guided by thee hitherto, And of thy cunning had no diffidence: One sudden foil shall never breed distrust BASTARD.

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BASTARD.

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Orleans the Bastard, Charles, Burgundy, Alencon, Reignier, compass him about, And Talbot perisheth by your default.

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O, if you love my mother, Dishonor not her honorable name, To make a bastard and a slave of me!

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The ireful bastard Orleans, that drew blood From thee, my boy, and had the maidenhood Of thy first fight, I soon encountered, And interchanging blows I quickly shed Some of his bastard blood; and in disgrace Bespoke him thus; 'Contaminated base And misbegotten blood I spill of thine, Mean and right poor, for that pure blood of mine, Which thou didst force from Talbot, my brave boy:' Here, purposing the Bastard to destroy, Came in strong rescue.

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[Enter Charles, Alencon, Burgundy, Bastard, La Pucelle, and forces.]

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BASTARD.

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BASTARD.

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[Enter Charles, Burgundy, Alencon, Bastard, Reignier, La Pucelle, and forces.]

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Well, go to; we'll have no bastards live; Especially since Charles must father it.

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[Enter Charles, Alencon, Bastard, Reignier, and others.]

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