Act 1
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Enter QUEEN ELIZABETH, Lord Marquess of DORSET, Lord RIVERS, and Lord GREY
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QUEEN ELIZABETH, the lord marquess of DORSET, RIVERS, and Lord GREY enter.
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RIVERS Have patience, madam. There’s no doubt his majesty
Will soon recover his accustomed health.
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RIVERS Be patient, madam. I’m sure his majesty will recover his health soon.
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GREY In that you brook it ill, it makes him worse.
Therefore, for God’s sake, entertain good comfort
5And cheer his grace with quick and merry eyes.
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GREY You’ll only make him worse with all your worry. For God’s sake, let people comfort you. Then you’ll be able to cheer him up.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH If he were dead, what would betide on me?
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QUEEN ELIZABETH If he were dead, what would happen to me?
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RIVERS No other harm but loss of such a lord.
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GREY Nothing more than that you’d lose your husband.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH The loss of such a lord includes all harms.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH Losing this husband will cause me all sorts of harm.
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GREY The heavens have blessed you with a goodly son
10To be your comforter when he is gone.
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GREY You have been blessed with an excellent son, who will comfort you when the king is dead.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH Ah, he is young, and his minority
Is put unto the trust of Richard Gloucester,
A man that loves not me nor none of you.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH But he’s young, and as long as he’s too young to become king, Richard, the duke of Gloucester, has power over him. Richard loves neither me nor any of you.
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RIVERS Is it concluded that he shall be Protector?
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RIVERS Has it been decided that Richard will be
ProtectorA “Protector” acted for a king until he was old enough to rule on his own. Protector ? |
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QUEEN ELIZABETH
15It is determined, not concluded yet;
But so it must be if the king miscarry.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH It’s been decided, though not yet officially announced. But that’s what will happen if the king dies.
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