King Henry VIII is courting Anne Boleyn and wants her as his new
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HENRY: You hit me on the nose with an orange.
ANNE: Your Majesty was storming the castle.
HENRY: Not the castle, storming you.
ANNE: All the more reason for you to be hit on the nose. Sire.
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HENRY: But I can't, can I. Why not, why? Have you hexed me? You have, overpower you and I lose my power. What are you?
ANNE: I am Perseverance, my love.
HENRY: Oh dear, oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Am I lost?
For full extended scene, please refer to the script edition cited here: Howard Brenton. Anne Boleyn. Nick Hern Books, 2010. p.28-30.
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