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

Shakespeare, William · Public domain text

219,575 words · about 15 h 23 min to read

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The text of The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 5 of 9] comes from Project Gutenberg e-text #49297. It is public domain in the United States. Edited by William George Clark and William Aldis Wright. Project Gutenberg’s header and license text are removed, and RedLectern sets the text out for reading on screen; no words of the book are rewritten or summarized. More formats (EPUB, Kindle) · How RedLectern is built

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About this book

Author
William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
Language
English
Subjects
English drama
Length
219,575 words · about 15 h 23 min
Sections
153 reader sections · Table of contents

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Contents (153)
  1. Opening under 1 min
  2. Preface about 19 min
  3. Act I, Scene I — Westminster Abbey about 6 min
  4. Act I, Scene II — France. Before Orleans about 6 min
  5. Act I, Scene III — London. Before the Tower about 4 min
  6. Act I, Scene IV — Orleans about 4 min
  7. Act I, Scene V — The same about 2 min
  8. Act I, Scene VI — The same about 1 min
  9. Act II, Scene I — Before Orleans about 3 min
  10. Act II, Scene II — Orleans. Within the town about 2 min
  11. Act II, Scene III — Auvergne. The Countess’s castle about 3 min
  12. Act II, Scene IV — London. The Temple-garden about 5 min
  13. Act II, Scene V — The Tower of London about 4 min
  14. Act III, Scene I — London. The Parliament-house about 7 min
  15. Act III, Scene II — France. Before Rouen about 5 min
  16. Act III, Scene III — The plains near Rouen about 3 min
  17. Act III, Scene IV — Paris. The Palace about 2 min
  18. Act IV, Scene I — Paris. A hall of state about 7 min
  19. Act IV, Scene II — Before Bourdeaux about 2 min
  20. Act IV, Scene III — Plains in Gascony about 2 min
  21. Act IV, Scene IV — Other plains in Gascony about 2 min
  22. Act IV, Scene V — The English camp near Bourdeaux about 2 min
  23. Act IV, Scene VI — A field of battle about 2 min
  24. Act IV, Scene VII — Another part of the field about 4 min
  25. Act V, Scene I — London. The palace about 2 min
  26. Act V, Scene II — France. Plains in Anjou about 1 min
  27. Act V, Scene III — Before Angiers about 7 min
  28. Act V, Scene IV — Camp of the DUKE OF YORK in Anjou about 6 min
  29. Act V, Scene V — London. The royal palace about 37 min
  30. Act I, Scene I — London. The palace about 9 min
  31. Act I, Scene II — The DUKE OF GLOUCESTER’S house about 4 min
  32. Act I, Scene III — The palace about 8 min
  33. Act I, Scene IV — GLOUCESTER’S garden about 3 min
  34. Act II, Scene I — Saint Alban’s about 8 min
  35. Act II, Scene II — London. The DUKE OF YORK’S garden about 3 min
  36. Act II, Scene III — A hall of justice about 4 min
  37. Act II, Scene IV — A street about 4 min
  38. Act III, Scene I — The Abbey at Bury St Edmund’s about 14 min
  39. Act III, Scene II — Bury St Edmund’s. A room of state about 15 min
  40. Act III, Scene III — A bedchamber about 1 min
  41. Act IV, Scene I — The coast of Kent about 6 min
  42. Act IV, Scene II — Blackheath about 7 min
  43. Act IV, Scene III — Another part of Blackheath about 1 min
  44. Act IV, Scene IV — London. The palace about 2 min
  45. Act IV, Scene V — London. The Tower about 1 min
  46. Act IV, Scene VI — London. Cannon Street about 1 min
  47. Act IV, Scene VII — London. Smithfield about 5 min
  48. Act IV, Scene VIII — Southwark about 3 min
  49. Act IV, Scene IX — Kenilworth Castle about 2 min
  50. Act IV, Scene X — Kent. Iden’s garden about 4 min
  51. Act V, Scene I — Fields between Dartford and Blackheath about 8 min
  52. Act V, Scene II — Saint Alban’s about 4 min
  53. Act V, Scene III — Fields near St Alban’s about 42 min
  54. Act I, Scene I — London. The Parliament-house about 11 min
  55. Act I, Scene II — Sandal Castle about 3 min
  56. Act I, Scene III — Field of battle betwixt Sandal Castle and Wakefield about 2 min
  57. Act I, Scene IV — Another part of the field about 7 min
  58. Act II, Scene I — A plain near Mortimer’s Cross in Herefordshire about 8 min
  59. Act II, Scene II — Before York about 7 min
  60. Act II, Scene III — A field of battle between Towton and Saxton, in Yorkshire about 2 min
  61. Act II, Scene IV — Another part of the field about 1 min
  62. Act II, Scene V — Another part of the field about 5 min
  63. Act II, Scene VI — Another part of the field about 4 min
  64. Act III, Scene I — A forest in the north of England about 4 min
  65. Act III, Scene II — London. The palace about 8 min
  66. Act III, Scene III — France. The KING’S palace about 10 min
  67. Act IV, Scene I — London. The palace about 6 min
  68. Act IV, Scene II — A plain in Warwickshire about 1 min
  69. Act IV, Scene III — Edward’s camp, near Warwick about 3 min
  70. Act IV, Scene IV — London. The palace about 1 min
  71. Act IV, Scene V — A park near Middleham Castle in Yorkshire about 1 min
  72. Act IV, Scene VI — London. The Tower about 4 min
  73. Act IV, Scene VII — Before York about 4 min
  74. Act IV, Scene VIII — London. The palace about 2 min
  75. Act V, Scene I — Coventry about 5 min
  76. Act V, Scene II — A field of battle near Barnet about 2 min
  77. Act V, Scene III — Another part of the field about 1 min
  78. Act V, Scene IV — Plains near Tewksbury about 3 min
  79. Act V, Scene V — Another part of the field about 4 min
  80. Act V, Scene VI — London. The Tower about 4 min
  81. Act V, Scene VII — London. The palace about 38 min
  82. Act V, Scene I about 6 min
  83. Act V, Scene II about 3 min
  84. Act V, Scene III about 7 min
  85. Act V, Scene IV about 2 min
  86. Act V, Scene V about 6 min
  87. Act V, Scene VI about 3 min
  88. Act V, Scene VII about 4 min
  89. Act V, Scene VIII about 3 min
  90. Act V, Scene IX about 7 min
  91. Act V, Scene X about 9 min
  92. Act V, Scene XI about 1 min
  93. Act V, Scene XII about 3 min
  94. Act V, Scene XIII about 5 min
  95. Act V, Scene XIV under 1 min
  96. Act V, Scene XV about 1 min
  97. Act V, Scene XVI about 1 min
  98. Act V, Scene XVII about 1 min
  99. Act V, Scene XVIII about 5 min
  100. Act V, Scene XIX about 1 min
  101. Act V, Scene XX about 2 min
  102. Act V, Scene XXI about 3 min
  103. Act V, Scene XXII about 2 min
  104. Act V, Scene XXIII about 25 min
  105. Act V, Scene I about 9 min
  106. Act V, Scene II about 2 min
  107. Act V, Scene III about 8 min
  108. Act V, Scene IV about 6 min
  109. Act V, Scene V about 6 min
  110. Act V, Scene VI about 2 min
  111. Act V, Scene VII under 1 min
  112. Act V, Scene VIII about 7 min
  113. Act V, Scene IX about 2 min
  114. Act V, Scene X about 5 min
  115. Act V, Scene XI about 6 min
  116. Act V, Scene XII about 4 min
  117. Act V, Scene XIII about 2 min
  118. Act V, Scene XIV about 1 min
  119. Act V, Scene XV about 1 min
  120. Act V, Scene XVI about 2 min
  121. Act V, Scene XVII about 2 min
  122. Act V, Scene XVIII under 1 min
  123. Act V, Scene XIX about 3 min
  124. Act V, Scene XX about 3 min
  125. Act V, Scene XXI about 5 min
  126. Act V, Scene XXII about 3 min
  127. Act V, Scene XXIII about 19 min
  128. Dramatis Personæ about 1 min
  129. Act I, Scene I — London. A street about 6 min
  130. Act I, Scene II — The same. Another street about 10 min
  131. Act I, Scene III — The palace about 14 min
  132. Act I, Scene IV — London. The Tower about 11 min
  133. Act II, Scene I — London. The palace about 5 min
  134. Act II, Scene II — The palace about 6 min
  135. Act II, Scene III — London. A street about 2 min
  136. Act II, Scene IV — London. The palace about 3 min
  137. Act III, Scene I — London. A street about 8 min
  138. Act III, Scene II — Before Lord Hastings’ house about 5 min
  139. Act III, Scene III — Pomfret Castle about 1 min
  140. Act III, Scene IV — The Tower of London about 4 min
  141. Act III, Scene V — The Tower-walls about 4 min
  142. Act III, Scene VI — The same. A street about 1 min
  143. Act III, Scene VII — Baynard’s Castle about 9 min
  144. Act IV, Scene I — Before the Tower about 4 min
  145. Act IV, Scene II — London. The Palace about 5 min
  146. Act IV, Scene III — The same about 2 min
  147. Act IV, Scene IV — Before the palace about 21 min
  148. Act IV, Scene V — Lord DERBY’S house about 1 min
  149. Act V, Scene I — Salisbury. An open place about 1 min
  150. Act V, Scene II — The camp near Tamworth about 1 min
  151. Act V, Scene III — Bosworth Field about 14 min
  152. Act V, Scene IV — Another part of the field about 1 min
  153. Act V, Scene V — Another part of the field about 2 h 10 min

The opening of Act I, Scene I — Westminster Abbey

Dead March. Enter the Funeral of KING HENRY the Fifth, attended on by the DUKE of BEDFORD, Regent of France; the DUKE of GLOUCESTER, Protector; the DUKE of EXETER, the EARL of WARWICK, the BISHOP of WINCHESTER, Heralds, &c.

Bed. Hung be the heavens with black, yield day to night! [aaa001]
Comets, importing change of times and states,
Brandish your crystal tresses in the sky, [aaa003]
And with them scourge the bad revolting stars
That have consented unto Henry’s death! [aaa005]
King Henry the Fifth, too famous to live long! [aaa006]
England ne’er lost a king of so much worth.

Glou. England ne’er had a king until his time.
Virtue he had, deserving to command:
His brandish’d sword did blind men with his beams: [aaa010]
His arms spread wider than a dragon’s wings;
His sparkling eyes, replete with wrathful fire, [aaa012]
More dazzled and drove back his enemies
Than mid-day sun fierce bent against their faces.
What should I say? his deeds exceed all speech: ·aaa015·
He ne’er lift up his hand but conquered. [aaa016]

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