King Henry VI, Part III (Webster's Thesaurus Edition)

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by  William Shakespeare

KING HENRY VI,
PART III

Webster’s Thesaurus Edition for PSAT®, SAT®, GRE®, LSAT®,
GMAT®, and AP® English Test Preparation

William Shakespeare

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King Henry VI,
Part III

Webster’s Thesaurus Edition for PSAT®, SAT®, GRE®, LSAT®,
GMAT®, and AP® English Test Preparation

William Shakespeare

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Scholarship Corporation neither of which sponsors or endorses this book; SAT® is a registered
trademark of the College Board which neither sponsors nor endorses this book; GRE®, AP® and
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sponsors nor endorses this book, GMAT® is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management
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ISBN 0-497-25343-7
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Contents

PREFACE FROM THE EDITOR..........................................................................................1

PERSONS REPRESENTED................................................................................................3

ACT I................................................................................................................................5

ACT II.............................................................................................................................35

ACT III............................................................................................................................67

ACT IV............................................................................................................................95

ACT V...........................................................................................................................125

GLOSSARY...................................................................................................................151

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PREFACE FROM THE EDITOR

Designed for school districts, educators, and students seeking to maximize performance on
standardized tests, Webster’s paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently
assigned readings in English courses. By using a running thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this
edition of King Henry VI, Part III by William Shakespeare was edited for students who are actively
building their vocabularies in anticipation of taking PSAT®, SAT®, AP® (Advanced Placement®),
GRE®, LSAT®, GMAT® or similar examinations.1

Webster’s edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of
synonyms and antonyms for difficult and often ambiguous English words that are encountered in
other works of literature, conversation, or academic examinations. Extremely rare or idiosyncratic
words and expressions are given lower priority in the notes compared to words which are “difficult,
and often encountered” in examinations. Rather than supply a single synonym, many are provided
for a variety of meanings, allowing readers to better grasp the ambiguity of the English language,
and avoid using the notes as a pure crutch. Having the reader decipher a word’s meaning within
context serves to improve vocabulary retention and understanding. Each page covers words not
already highlighted on previous pages. If a difficult word is not noted on a page, chances are that it
has been highlighted on a previous page. A more complete thesaurus is supplied at the end of the
book; Synonyms and antonyms are extracted from Webster’s Online Dictionary.

Definitions of remaining terms as well as translations can be found at www.websters-online-
dictionary.org. Please send suggestions to [email protected]

The Editor
Webster’s Online Dictionary
www.websters-online-dictionary.org
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PERSONS REPRESENTED

KING HENRY the Sixth.%
EDWARD, Prince of Wales, his son.
LEWIS XI, King of France.
DUKE OF SOMERSET.
DUKE OF EXETER.
EARL OF OXFORD.
EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND.
EARL OF WESTMORELAND.
LORD CLIFFORD.
RICHARD PLANTAGENET, Duke of York.
EDWARD, Earl of March, afterwards King Edward IV.,
}
EDMUND, Earl of Rutland, his
GEORGE, afterwards Duke of Clarence, sons.
RICHARD, afterwards Duke of Gloster,
DUKE OF NORFOLK.
MARQUESS OF MONTAGUE.
EARL OF WARWICK.
EARL OF PEMBROKE.
LORD HASTINGS.
LORD STAFFORD.
SIR JOHN MORTIMER,
}
uncles to the Duke of York.
SIR HUGH MORTIMER,
HENRY, Earl of Richmond, a youth.

Thesaurus
afterwards: (adv) afterward, lewis: (n) Frederick Carleton Lewis, lad, juvenile, boy, adolescence, kid,
subsequently, later, thereafter, later harry Sinclair Lewis, Carl Lewis, younker, stripling, juvenility; (adj, n)
on, next, behind, thereupon; (adj) Jerry lee Lewis, Meriwether Lewis, young. ANTONYMS: (n) adulthood,
following, subsequent; (n) Sinclair Lewis, Clive Staples Lewis. adult, ripeness, maturity, aged.
termination. lord: (n) chief, king, noble, sir, duke,
duke: (n) lord, prince, hand, master, God, seignior, nobility,
nobleman, fist, chief; (v) pass, box, Mister, potentate. ANTONYM: (n)
deliver. lady.
earl: (n) baron, jarl, peer, thane, marquess: (n) noble, peer, nobleman,
viscount, banneret, chief, lord. don marquis, Donald Robert perry
edward: (n) prince Edward, Black marquis, lord.
Prince. youth: (n) youngster, young person,
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LORD RIVERS, brother to Lady Grey.%
SIR WILLIAM STANLEY.
SIR JOHN MONTGOMERY.
SIR JOHN SOMERVILLE.
TUTOR TO RUTLAND.
MAYOR OF YORK.
LIEUTENANT OF THE TOWER.
A NOBLEMAN. TWO KEEPERS. A HUNTSMAN.
A SON THAT HAS KILLED HIS FATHER.
A FATHER THAT HAS KILLED HIS SON.
QUEEN MARGARET.
LADY GREY, afterwards Queen to Edward IV.
BONA, sister to the French Queen.
SOLDIERS, ATTENDANTS, MESSENGERS, WATCHMEN, etc.

Thesaurus
afterwards: (adv) afterward, milady, matron, woman; (v) squaw. princess, fairy, czarina.
subsequently, later, thereafter, later ANTONYM: (n) Lord. sister: (n) nurse, nun, brother, sisters,
on, next, behind, thereupon; (adj) lieutenant: (n) captain, assistant, older sister, mate, twin, pair, fellow
following, subsequent; (n) vicegerent, help, helper, first companion, double, match.
termination. lieutenant, commodore, chancellor, ANTONYM: (n) brother.
brother: (n) fellow, blood brother, commander, levetenant, delegate. soldiers: (n) military, troop, force, the
associate, counterpart, crony, mayor: (n) provost, mayoress, city military, troops, defense force,
comrade, buddy, peer, chum, manager, politician, mayoralty, military service, militia, soldiery,
sidekick, monk. ANTONYMS: (n) official, civil authority, administrator; Territorial Army, armed forces.
enemy, opposer, opponent. (adj) major. tutor: (n) teacher, instructor, mentor,
lady: (n) gentlewoman, Mrs, duchess, queen: (n) king, lady, sovereign, trainer, master, guardian; (v) instruct,
countess, spouse, madam, ma'am, monarch, dame, pansy, queer, faggot, school, educate, train, teach.
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ACT I

SCENE I. LONDON. THE PARLIAMENT-HOUSE

[Alarum. Enter DUKE of YORK, EDWARD, RICHARD, NORFOLK,
MONTAGUE, WARWICK, and Soldiers.]
WARWICK.
I wonder how the king escap'd our hands.%
YORK.
While we pursued the horsemen of the North,
He slyly stole away and left his men,
Whereat the great Lord of Northumberland,
Whose warlike ears could never brook retreat,
Cheer'd up the drooping army; and himself,
Lord Clifford, and Lord Stafford, all abreast,
Charg'd our main battle's front, and breaking in,
Were by the swords of common soldiers slain.
EDWARD.
Lord Stafford's father, Duke of Buckingham,
Is either slain or wounded dangerously;
I cleft his beaver with a downright blow.

Thesaurus
beaver: (n) whiskers, opera hat, ANTONYM: (adj) united. fallen, dejected, cast down.
topper, top hat, stovepipe, alpha downright: (adj, n) absolute; (adj, v) slyly: (adv) craftily, artfully, secretly,
geminorum, silk hat, high hat, eager sheer, clear; (adj) dead, blunt, candid, furtively, slily, cleverly,
beaver, dress hat; (adj) irrepressible. plain; (adv) absolutely, thoroughly, surreptitiously, astutely, foxily,
brook: (v) endure, abide, stomach, wholly, decidedly. ANTONYMS: knavishly, sly. ANTONYM: (adv)
stand, tolerate, digest, suffer, (adj) semi, limited, incomplete, brazenly.
support, undergo; (n, v) creek; (n) questionable, slight; (adv) hardly. warlike: (adj) military, belligerent,
stream. ANTONYMS: (v) spurn, drooping: (adj) flabby, pendulous, bellicose, pugnacious, combative,
resist, reject, prohibit. limp, flaccid, cernuous, flagging, aggressive, armigerous, hostile,
cleft: (adj, n) split; (n) fissure, cleavage, languid, floppy, lax, tired; (n) droop. unfriendly, unpacific, militant.
crevice, rift, fracture, aperture, ANTONYMS: (adj) taut, firm. ANTONYMS: (adj) harmonizing,
breach, chap, chink, crack. slain: (v) slay; (adj) overthrown, mat, friendly.