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He is killed by the Master Gunner's Boy in Henry VI, Part 1. The Earl of Salisbury (4) supports the Yorkists in Henry VI, Part 2. Lord Sandys is a courtier in Henry VIII. Lord Saye is an enemy of Jack Cade, killed by the rebels, in Henry VI, Part 2. Lord Scales is an enemy of Jack Cade's rebels in Henry VI, Part 2. Scroop:
William Shakespeare (c. 23 [a] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [b] was an English playwright, poet and actor.He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
The bust in Shakespeare's funerary monument, in the choir of Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon. This half-length statue on his memorial must have been erected within six years after Shakespeare's death in 1616. It is believed to have been commissioned by the poet's son-in-law, John Hall, and must have been seen by Shakespeare's widow Anne.
Lord Banquo / ˈ b æ ŋ k w oʊ /, the Thane of Lochaber, is a semi-historical character in William Shakespeare's 1606 play Macbeth.In the play, he is at first an ally of Macbeth (both are generals in the King's army) and they meet the Three Witches together.
Within the Tent of Brutus: Enter the Ghost of Caesar, Julius Caesar, Act IV, Scene III, a 1905 portrait by Edwin Austin Abbey. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (First Folio title: The Tragedie of Ivlivs Cæsar), often shortened to Julius Caesar, is a history play and tragedy by William Shakespeare first performed in 1599.
An Old Man is Gloucester's tenant, who helps with his escape, in King Lear. An Old Man reports the supernatural happenings on the night of Duncan's murder to Ross, in Macbeth. The banter of a Porter and a Porter's Man introduces the finale – Elizabeth's christening – in Henry VIII. Man is occasionally a designation for supernumerary characters.
Lord Macduff, the Thane of Fife, is a character and the heroic main protagonist in William Shakespeare's Macbeth (c.1603–1607) that is loosely based on history. Macduff, a legendary hero, plays a pivotal role in the play: he suspects Macbeth of regicide and eventually kills Macbeth in the final act.
Shakespeare's R&J, by Joe Calarco, spins the classic in a modern tale of gay teenage awakening. [145] A recent comedic musical adaptation was The Second City's Romeo and Juliet Musical: The People vs. Friar Laurence, the Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet, set in modern times. [146]