MAIN PLOT

Henry the Fifth

Stage of Rest in the alternating movement of the Historic Series :

An ideal Character

revealed in five epic stages | The Council

Heroism v. Treason

Action

Trouble

Love

UNDERPLOT

1. Survival of the Comic Action of the Falstaff crew

2. Reconciled factions [English, Welsh, Scotch, Irish] displayed in military coöperation

3. Love making in broken French and English

RELIEF: implicit in Underplot

MAIN PLOT

First Part of Henry the Sixth

Part of the alternating movement of the Historic Series

UNDERPLOT of Germ Actions only

Germ of Sedition [I. i, iii; III. i]

Germ of Wars of Roses [II. iv, v; IV. iv; in IV. merged in
French War]

Germ of Love of Margaret and Suffolk [V. iii, from 45]

RELIEF: spectacular — merged in the main plot

Second Part of Henry the Sixth

MAIN PLOT

Part of alternating movement of the Historic Series

UNDERPLOT

Germ Action of Wars of Roses [I. i, from 207; II. ii; III. i. 87 and from 282; V]

Duchess of Gloucester and Sorcery [I. ii, iv; II,

i, from 165; II. iii, iv]

Relief Incidents York and Popular Judicial Combat [I. iii. init. and from 180; II. iii, 46]

Gloucester and Popular Miracle [II. i]

Love of Queen and Suffolk [III. ii, from 289; IV. iv]
Enveloping Oracular Action [I. iv: all fulfilled]

Third Part of Henry the Sixth

MAIN PLOT

Part of alternating movement of the Historic Succession

UNDERPLOT

Germ Action of Character and Ideal Villany

RELIEF: spectacular — merged in the main plot

Richard the Third

MAIN PLOT and UNDERPLOT: part of the alternating movement of the Historic Succession. [Above, page 293]

RELIEF: implicit in character of Richard

Henry the Eighth

MASK PLOT and HISTORIC PLOT: part of the alternating movement of the Historic Succession

RELIEF: spectacular in the Mask

INDEX OF PLAYS

First Part: plot scheme 371 and 366-7 Taming of the Shrew: plot scheme 344-
-comments 285-9, 298, 306.
Second Part: plot scheme 372 and
368-comments 33, 289-92, 331.