tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320095984047592998.post6074572950521494404..comments2023-08-17T06:19:33.381-07:00Comments on 365 days of shakespeare: 3 Henry 6: Act 4, Scenes 7 & 8365daysofshakespearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17779667211356021281noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320095984047592998.post-91570169250116208192011-02-20T07:34:12.191-08:002011-02-20T07:34:12.191-08:00Henry is a difficult character. The BBC version h...Henry is a difficult character. The BBC version has him played as a weak and whiny man. It works, but you don't feel for him when he's that ineffectual. Our Henry is really trying to do right by the people. He has integrity, but his sin (if you want to call it that) is that he is too worried about them. In our first two parts of Henry VI, Henry was played by women. He was supposed to be very young then, so it worked rather well. This time around, a man gets the part. It's lovely to see Henry go from boy to man over three plays. It really highlights that he's just making the best of a horrible situation rather than being a terrible king. He wants everyone to get along... which anyone can see is just never going to happen.Savage Wilde Traveling Playershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569402225812910007noreply@blogger.com