Henry VI, part 2, Act 4 Scene 3

18Lines 2Speakers

Henry VI, part 2, Act 4 Scene 3 runs 18 lines of dialogue, spoken by 2 speakers. That is shorter than the play’s average scene length of about 130 lines. This scene is part of Act 4 of Henry VI, part 2.

Full Dialogue

Cade ♂

Where's Dick, the butcher of Ashford?

Dick ♂

Here, sir.

Cade ♂

They fell before thee like sheep and oxen, and thou
behavedst thyself as if thou hadst been in thine own
slaughter-house: therefore thus will I reward thee,
the Lent shall be as long again as it is; and thou
shalt have a licence to kill for a hundred lacking
one.

Dick ♂

I desire no more.

Cade ♂

And, to speak truth, thou deservest no less. This
monument of the victory will I bear;
and the bodies shall be dragged at my horse' heels
till I do come to London, where we will have the
mayor's sword borne before us.

Dick ♂

If we mean to thrive and do good, break open the
gaols and let out the prisoners.

Cade ♂

Fear not that, I warrant thee. Come, let's march
towards London.

18 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.

Who’s On Stage

Speaking characters in this scene

Character	Lines	Share
Cade	14	77.8%
Dick	4	22.2%

Line distribution

The top speaker in this scene delivers 14 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 9 lines.

Total speakers on stage

2 named characters speak in this scene.

Scene in Context

Position within Act 4

This is Scene 3 of 10 in Act 4 of Henry VI, part 2.

Scene length vs. play average

At 18 lines, this scene is shorter than the Henry VI, part 2 average scene in Henry VI, part 2 (~130 lines).

Adjacent scenes

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