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How Does Shakespeare Present The War Of The Roses

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Recently, I went to see the play The Rise of Queen Margaret (Henry the VI) at the Blackfriars Playhouse. The play The Rise of Queen Margaret, written by William Shakespeare, is a deep, theatrical masterpiece that is divided by the War of the roses. I found this play to be especially interesting because of how Shakespeare incorporates the war of the roses into the play. A recurrent question during the play was who’s side are you on The Red or the White roses? In the play, we find that the main character, King Henry the VI, begins with a bad start by marrying the inferior Margaret, a daughter of a poor duke. This marriage is far beneath the King, and yet he still decides to continue with it. Thus, it is no surprise that from the
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