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A review by massaglia
Henry VI, Part 1 by William Shakespeare
4.0
For the Henry VI plays, I’m taking a bit of a different approach. I’m going to view the PBS’s The Hollow Crown versions http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/henry-vi-part-1/5955/ of these plays with the understanding that the three parts have been collapsed into two programs. I think the series is done extremely well; the sets and costumes are very detailed and realistic, and the acting is outstanding.
(Note the first part of the two episodes that I viewed ended with most of the first two parts of the original.)
To prepare for these plays, I consulted my Shakespeare App https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shakespeare/id285035416?mt=8 which gives a really good, in-depth summary of the plays. Also, the plot summaries from IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3974590/plotsummary?ref_=tt_stry_pl were very helpful. Also, as with most of Shakespeare's works on this project, Wiki.
Henry VI, Part 1
The original play ends with Joan of Arc condemned to death and where Suffolk it to go to France to marry serve a proxy for the king to marry Margaret.
Part 1 provides context and sets up the conflict of the War of the Roses. The plot presents twists and turns and shows the behind-the-scenes struggles of England’s political power. The play reflects the shift of power from the gallant Henry V to the naive and vulnerable Henry VI. Henry just wants peeps to get along.
Conflicts include the English and French military; the feud between York and Somerset and the feud between Gloucester and Winchester. Plays for power is summed up nicely from Shmoop: “Political strength is just one kind of power in Henry VI, Part 1. There's also military power, rhetorical power, supernatural power—and if you're a king, you're sort of expected to have them all.”
Joan of Arc’s strength, bravery, and assertiveness, at first, is impressive. She is presented as a woman who possesses super-national powers and is extremely impressive on the battlefield.
(Note the first part of the two episodes that I viewed ended with most of the first two parts of the original.)
To prepare for these plays, I consulted my Shakespeare App https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shakespeare/id285035416?mt=8 which gives a really good, in-depth summary of the plays. Also, the plot summaries from IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3974590/plotsummary?ref_=tt_stry_pl were very helpful. Also, as with most of Shakespeare's works on this project, Wiki.
Henry VI, Part 1
The original play ends with Joan of Arc condemned to death and where Suffolk it to go to France to marry serve a proxy for the king to marry Margaret.
Part 1 provides context and sets up the conflict of the War of the Roses. The plot presents twists and turns and shows the behind-the-scenes struggles of England’s political power. The play reflects the shift of power from the gallant Henry V to the naive and vulnerable Henry VI. Henry just wants peeps to get along.
Conflicts include the English and French military; the feud between York and Somerset and the feud between Gloucester and Winchester. Plays for power is summed up nicely from Shmoop: “Political strength is just one kind of power in Henry VI, Part 1. There's also military power, rhetorical power, supernatural power—and if you're a king, you're sort of expected to have them all.”
Joan of Arc’s strength, bravery, and assertiveness, at first, is impressive. She is presented as a woman who possesses super-national powers and is extremely impressive on the battlefield.