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Duke of Burgundy
The Duke of Alanson is one of the Dauphin Charles’s main advisors during the last decade of France’s Hundred Years’ War against the English. During the battles at Orleance, Roan, and Bordeaux, Alanson works with the Bastard of Orleance, Reignier, and Joan la Pucelle to defend against the English invasion.
Duke of Alanson Quotes in Henry VI Part 1
The Henry VI Part 1 quotes below are all either spoken by Duke of Alanson or refer to Duke of Alanson. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 3, Scene 2 Quotes
TALBOT: Foul fiend of France, and hag of all despite,
Encompass’d with thy lustful paramours!
Becomes it thee to taunt his valiant age
And twit with cowardice a man half dead?
Damsel, I’ll have a bout with you again,
Or else let Talbot perish with this shame.
[…] Dare ye come forth and meet us in the field?
JOAN LA PUCELLE: Belike your lordship takes us then for fools,
To try if that our own be ours or no.
TALBOT: I speak not to that railing Hecate,
But unto thee, Alanson, and the rest;
Will ye, like soldiers, come and fight it out?
ALANSON: Signior, no.
TALBOT: Signior, hang! base muleters of France!
Like peasant foot-boys do they keep the walls
And dare not take up arms like gentlemen.
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An alarum: excursions. Enter FASTOLF and a CAPTAIN
CAPTAIN: Whither away, Sir John Fastolfe, in such haste?
FASTOLF: Whither away! to save myself by flight:
We are like to have the overthrow again.
CAPTAIN: What! will you fly, and leave Lord Talbot?
FASTOLF: Ay,
All the Talbots in the world, to save my life!
Exit
CAPTAIN: Cowardly knight! ill fortune follow thee!
Exit
Retreat: excursions. JOAN LA PUCELLE, ALANSON, and CHARLES fly
BEDFORD: Now, quiet soul, depart when heaven please,
For I have seen our enemies’ overthrow.
What is the trust or strength of foolish man?
They that of late were daring with their scoffs
Are glad and fain by flight to save themselves.
BEDFORD dies, and is carried in by two in his chair
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Act 5, Scene 4 Quotes
JOAN LA PUCELLE: I am with child, ye bloody homicides:
Murder not then the fruit within my womb,
Although ye hale me to a violent death.
[…] YORK: She and the Dauphin have been juggling:
I did imagine what would be her refuge.
[…] JOAN LA PUCELLE: You are deceived; my child is none of his:
It was Alanson that enjoy’d my love.
YORK: Alanson! that notorious Machiavel!
It dies, an if it had a thousand lives.
JOAN LA PUCELLE: O, give me leave, I have deluded you:
‘Twas neither Charles nor yet the duke I named,
But Reignier, king of Naples, that prevail’d.
[…] YORK: Why, here’s a girl! I think she knows not well,
There were so many, whom she may accuse.
WARWICK: It’s sign she hath been liberal and free.
YORK: And yet, forsooth, she is a virgin pure.
Strumpet, thy words condemn thy brat and thee:
Use no entreaty, for it is in vain.
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Duke of Alanson Character Timeline in Henry VI Part 1
The timeline below shows where the character Duke of Alanson appears in Henry VI Part 1. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Act 1, Scene 1
...with Charles, including the Bastard of Orleance; Reignier, Duke of Anjou; and the Duke of Alanson.
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Act 1, Scene 2
In the French city of Orleance, the Dauphin Charles is celebrating. He and his allies Alanson and Reignier have gained control over all of the most important towns in France; Talbot...
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When Charles returns, he is amazed, having been beaten by the seemingly paltry English forces. Alanson complains that the English soldiers are like “Samsons and Goliases,” and begrudgingly acknowledges the courage...
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Reignier and Alanson re-enter, and Pucelle advises them not to give up on Orleance. Swayed by Pucelle’s advice,...
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Act 1, Scene 6
Joan la Pucelle enters, accompanied by the Dauphin Charles, Alanson, and the Reignier. With pride in her voice, Pucelle orders the French colors to be...
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Act 2, Scene 1
Alanson, the Bastard of Orleance, and Reignier all enter, still in their pajamas, as the fighting...
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Act 3, Scene 2
On the other side of the stage, Charles, the Bastard, Alanson, and Reignier wait for Pucelle to give them a sign. Sure enough, she appears on...
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...not wanting to engage in such conversations with a woman. Instead, he calls out to Alanson and challenges him to fight. But Alanson refuses, and he and the rest of the...
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...if it means abandoning Talbot. Just moments after Fastolf runs off, however, the French (Pucelle, Alanson and Charles) run on, pursued by English troops. Realizing that the English will be victorious,...
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Act 3, Scene 3
Though the French have just lost Roan, Pucelle assures Charles, the Bastard, and Alanson that the English triumph is only temporary. Charles trusts Pucelle, and he and the others...
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...Pucelle’s monologue (“she hath bewitched me with her words,” Burgundy reflects). Burgundy then embraces Charles, Alanson, and the Bastard, promising them that he will give all his men and resources to...
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Act 4, Scene 6
...seeing John in danger, he felt a “warlike rage” that allowed him to strike at Alanson and Burgundy. Finally, Talbot was able to remove John from the fighting, proudly noting that...
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Act 4, Scene 7
An alarum sounds, ushering in Charles, Alanson, Burgundy, the Bastard, and Pucelle. Charles reflects that if York and Somerset had brought their...
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Act 5, Scene 2
Charles enters with Pucelle, Alanson, and the other courtiers. Charles is happy to hear, from Alanson, that the citizens of...
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Act 5, Scene 4
...and guessing that Charles is the father. At first, Pucelle says that the father is Alanson; then, she says the father is Reignier. Warwick, deeming Joan “liberal and free” in her...
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...that to accept this offer means giving up any real power. But with coaxing from Alanson and Reignier, Charles realizes that agreeing is the only way to protect his subjects from...
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