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''Henry VIII'' is a collaborative history play, written by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, based on the life of Henry VIII of England. An alternative title, ''All is True'', is recorded in contemporary documents, the title ''Henry VIII'' not appearing until the play's publication in the First Folio of 1623. Stylistic evidence indicates that individual scenes were written by either Shakespeare or his collaborator and successor, John Fletcher. It is also somewhat characteristic of the late romances in its structure. It is noted for having more stage directions than any of Shakespeare's other plays.〔http://shakespeare.mit.edu/henryviii/full.html〕 During a performance of ''Henry VIII'' at the Globe Theatre in 1613, a cannon shot employed for special effects ignited the theatre's thatched roof (and the beams), burning the original building to the ground. ==Characters== * Prologue/Epilogue * Henry VIII – King of England * Cardinal Wolsey – Archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor; initially, Henry's chief advisor * Queen Katherine – later divorced * Anne Boleyn – Katherine's maid of honour; later Queen Anne * Duke of Buckingham – hates Wolsey, who charges him with treason * Thomas Cranmer – Archbishop of Canterbury; replaces Wolsey as Henry's chief advisor * Stephen Gardiner – close ally of Wolsey; King's secretary; later Bishop of Winchester * Lord Chamberlain– historically, the play covers a period in which the position was held by both Somerset and Lord Sands, but the play presents the character as one consistent figure〔Gordon McMullan (ed.) ''King Henry VIII'' (London: Arden, 2000), p. 205〕 * Duke of Norfolk – Katherine and Bullen's grandfather; later Earl Marshal * Duke of Suffolk – Henry's brother-in-law; later High Steward * Earl of Surrey – Buckingham's son-in-law and Norfolk's son; also Lord Lieutenant of Ireland * Cardinal Campeius – Papal legate sent to judge legitimacy of Henry's marriage to Katherine * Caputius – ambassador of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (Katherine's cousin) * Sir Thomas Cromwell – Wolsey's secretary and protégé; later secretary to the Privy Council * Lord Sands – historically, was Lord Chamberlain during some of the period covered by the play〔 * Lord Abergavenny – Buckingham's son-in-law * Lord Chancellor – replaces Wolsey, after which time he is never mentioned by name;〔John Margeson (ed.) ''King Henry VIII'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990), p. 63〕 historically, at the time of Bullen's coronation, the Lord Chancellor was Thomas Audley〔Gordon McMullan (ed.) ''King Henry VIII'' (London: Arden, 2000), p. 206〕 * Bishop of Lincoln * Sir Thomas Lovell – Chancellor of the Exchequer * Sir Henry Guildford – Master of the Horse * Sir Nicholas Vaux – Governor of Guînes * Sir Anthony Denny – Groom of the Stool * Dr. Butts – Henry's personal physician * Griffith – Katherine's usher * Garter King-of-Arms * Buckingham's Surveyor – historically, Charles Knevet〔 * Brandon – historically, Henry Marney〔Gordon McMullan (ed.) ''King Henry VIII'' (London: Arden, 2000), p. 204〕 * Serjeant-at-Arms * Porter * Old Lady – Bullen's chaperone * Patience – Katherine's waiting woman * Doorkeeper of the Council Chamber * First Secretary – works for Wolsey * Second Secretary – works for Wolsey * First Scribe – at Katherine's trial * Second Scribe – at Katherine's trial * Crier * Gardiner's Page * Three Gentlemen * Lord Chamberlain's Servant * Porter's Man * Messenger ''At the Legatine Court'' * Archbishop of Canterbury – predecessor of Thomas Cranmer (non-speaking role) * Bishop of Ely(non-speaking role) * Bishop of Rochester (non-speaking role) * Bishop of Saint Asaph (non-speaking role) ''At Bullen's coronation'' * Marquis Dorset (non-speaking role) * Bishop of London (non-speaking role) * Lord Mayor of London (non-speaking role) ''At Elizabeth's christening'' * Infant Princess Elizabeth (non-speaking role) * Marchioness Dorset – Elizabeth's godmother (non-speaking role) * Duchess of Norfolk – Elizabeth's godmother (non-speaking role) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry VIII (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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