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''And, live we how we can, yet die we must.''|'''Warwick''', V.ii}}
A history play by [[William Shakespeare]], ''[[Henry VI Part 3]]'' is the last of three plays describing the end of the [[Hundred Years' War]] and the outbreak of the [[Wars of the Roses]]. In the final chapter of the trilogy, the houses of Lancaster and York wage bloody war against each other until one is victorious. The play also sets up conflicts and characters for ''[[Richard III]]''.
The play opens with a face-off between York and Henry and their respective supporters. Henry gives in to the Yorkist threats and agrees a deal: York will inherit the throne on the natural death of Henry. Disgusted with the King's cowardice, Margaret and his other supporters continue the war on their own, defeating the Yorkists in battle. York's youngest son, Rutland, is murdered by Young Clifford and York captured, taunted with the death of his son, and then executed.
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* [[Abdicate the Throne]]: Forced.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Many. Not many real heroes.
* [[The Clan]]: Several, but especially the House of York.
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* [[Decapitation Presentation]]: There are lots of disembodied heads floating around in this play, and although this action is not mentioned explicitly in the stage directions many directors do it anyway, 'cause it looks <s>awesome</s> terrifying.
* [[Everyone Is Related]]: Expected, given that almost every major character is of noble blood and there's not ''that'' much to go around.
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* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: Richard, when pursuing Young Clifford.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Richard, despite all his crimes later on and continuing in his own play, is genuinely outraged by the deaths of his father and brother and is determined to kill their murderer.
* [[Regent for Life]]: Henry VI agrees to make Richard of York his heir if he, Henry, is allowed to finish his reign.
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: Young Clifford, Margaret, the York brothers - in fact, nearly everybody.
* [[Start of Darkness]]: Richard Duke of Gloucester, on his way to becoming Richard III.
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