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One of the most famous scenes of the play, Richard, the Duke of Gloucester intercepts Lady Anne Neville as she follows the corpse of King Henry VI through the streets. Richard has already told the audience he intends to claim the throne from his own brother. More than that, he wants to woo the widow of Edward of Westminster (Henry VI’s son). For Richard, it is a game, a challenge to see if he can win the woman whose husband he killed. Anne, despondent and undone, is unable to stand against his
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LADY ANNE
Foul devil, for God's sake, hence, and trouble us not;
For thou hast made the happy earth thy hell,
Fill'd it with cursing cries and deep exclaims.
If thou delight to view thy heinous deeds,
Behold this pattern of thy butcheries.
O, gentlemen, see, see! dead Henry's wounds
Open their congeal'd mouths and bleed afresh!
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