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Support the Monkey! Tell All your Friends and Teachers |
Table of Contents Act V, Scene 2 The scene is the field of battle near Barnet where King Edward enters, bringing forth a wounded Warwick. He leaves him to get Montagu, Warwick's brother so that they both can die together. In a dazed state Warwick delivers a soliquy that ruminates on the wastefulness of ambition and the destruction it brings. "Why, what is pomp, rule, regin, but earth and dust?/ And live we how we can, yet die we must." Oxford and Somerset enter to inform him that the Queen has come from France with a powerful army and if only Warwick could get up, they could easily escape. Warwick calls Montague who is lying nearby to come and support him and wash away his blood with his tears. Somerset informs him that Montague is dead. Warwick bids them also farewell and says that they shall meet again in heaven and dies. They take away his body. Notes: This scene shows the fall of the great Warwick. He is brought wounded and made to lie down by Edward who says, 'So, lie thou there: die thou, and die our fear; For Warwick was a bug that feared us all.' Edward expresses his fear of Warwick openly as he compares the valiant man to a bug that can bite whenever encountered. As he is dying, Warwick compares him to a cedar tree, whose arms gave shelter to the princely eagle and under whose shelter the ramping lion slept. 'Ramping lion' shows fierceness that was concealed under the shade of royal power. When opportunity came, the lion exposed itself. Table of Contents | |
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