Shakespeare's Henry VI "House of Lancaster" (part 2 of 15)

[deandusk]

great winchester!

[sarahreded]

York….Big Man with beard

Suffolk…..skinny sleazy man, flirts with queen

Beaufort….Cardinal Bishop of Winchester) skinny bishop in red

Henry….Kirk Norcross

Summerset…..man smoking with deep voice

[sarahreded]

I cant figure out who is playing Henry VI?? Infact I cant figure out who is who!!!??

[CactusHazretleri]

Thanks for putting this up! Youtube is greatly increasing my knowledge of Shakespeare, and I'm loving it.

[GreatGrumbledook]

The actor playing the duke of York is badly chosen: First he is supposed to be young at this time and he lacks the royal charisma, which Shakespeare does so often give him; I cannot help, but the actress playing warlike Jeanne gives a superb performance; in fact she is one of the few women I have seen playing Jeanne, who seemed actually creditable in doing so; her voice is commanding and yet she remains a charming young woman; to illustrate this I will quote from the trial files:

[GreatGrumbledook]

"Jeanne was on a ladder, her standard in her hand, when her Standard was struck and she herself was hit on the head by a stone which was partly spent, and which struck her calotte. She was thrown to the ground; but, raising herself, she cried: "Friends! friends! come on! come on! Our Lord has doomed the English! They are ours! keep a good heart." At that moment the town was carried; and the English retired to the bridges, where the French pursued them and killed more than 1,100 men."