Cardinal Wolsey's Speech

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The played starts off with a prologue to declare that the following play is a serious one. Then, Buckingham and several others enter; Buckingham is irritated that Cardinal Wolsey has a very powerful influence over the king, and suspects him of being disloyal and ambitious. While the other lords are begging him to keep his opinions to himself, a guard comes up and arrests Buckingham with the charge of treason. After Buckingham’s former employee, the Surveyor is questioned about Buckingham, Henry VIII sentences Buckingham to death for disloyalty. The queen believes that the Surveyor has a grudge against Buckingham and has told them lies, but they continue on with the original sentence. At a dinner party at the Cardinal’s house, the king