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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 5 of 9]

Chapter 226: fde SCENE V. Lord DERBY’S house.
By William Shakespeare
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The volume presents a connected sequence of historical dramas that dramatize the disintegration of centralized power and the violent struggle among rival claimants for the crown. Through scenes of political intrigue, popular unrest, pitched battles, and calculated betrayals, it shows how shifting alliances and personal ambition accelerate dynastic collapse and reshape leadership. The plays interweave public spectacle with intimate moments of downfall and remorse, exploring themes of legitimacy, governance, and the human cost of civil war. Scholarly apparatus accompanies the texts, offering prefatory and editorial commentary, variant readings, and notes on publication history.

fde SCENE V. Lord DERBY’S house.

Enter DERBY and Sir CHRISTOPHER URSWICK.
♦ Der. Sir Christopher, tell Richmond this from me:
♦ That in the sty of this most bloody boar
My son George Stanley is frank’d up in hold:
If I revolt, off goes young George’s head;
5 The fear of that withholds my present aid.
♦ But, tell me, where is princely Richmond now?
♦ Chris. At Pembroke, or at Ha’rford-west, in Wales.
♦ Der. What men of name resort to him?
♦ Chris. Sir Walter Herbert, a renowned soldier;
10 Sir Gilbert Talbot, Sir William Stanley;
♦ Oxford, redoubted Pembroke, Sir James Blunt,
♦ And Rice ap Thomas, with a valiant crew,
♦ And many moe of noble fame and worth:
♦ And towards London they do bend their course,
15 If by the way they be not fought withal.
♦ Der. Return unto thy lord; commend me to him:
Tell him the queen hath heartily consented
He shall espouse Elizabeth her daughter.
♦ These letters will resolve him of my mind.
20 Farewell. [Exeunt.