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A review by caroline_carnivorous
Henry VIII by William Shakespeare
3.0
I'm gonna say.. 3.5 maybe?
I've always been super fascinated by Henry VIII and his wives, so I was really excited for this one (which happens to be the very last play in my collection). This one depicts shortly before Henry VIII divorces Katherine of Aragon, and ends with Princess Elizabeth's birth (which is celebrated a lot, her being the queen for most of Shakespeare's life, though she had been dead for a while when this was written). Henry VIII is portrayed very kindly in this, which surprised me. The plot isn't super great, it didn't seem very.. structured?
I've always been super fascinated by Henry VIII and his wives, so I was really excited for this one (which happens to be the very last play in my collection). This one depicts shortly before Henry VIII divorces Katherine of Aragon, and ends with Princess Elizabeth's birth (which is celebrated a lot, her being the queen for most of Shakespeare's life, though she had been dead for a while when this was written). Henry VIII is portrayed very kindly in this, which surprised me. The plot isn't super great, it didn't seem very.. structured?