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William Lucy is an English nobleman and one of the most vocal advocates for unity among Henry VI’s courtiers. When Lord Talbot finds himself outnumbered in Bordeaux, Lucy tries desperately to convince York and Somerset to set their aside their personal feud in favor of helping Talbot. When Lucy fails at this mission, he laments that internal discord will make England suffer external loss: “the fraud of England, not the force of France / hath now entrapped the noble-minded Talbot.”
Sir William Lucy Quotes in Henry VI Part 1
The Henry VI Part 1 quotes below are all either spoken by Sir William Lucy or refer to Sir William Lucy. 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 4, Scene 3 Quotes
YORK: Away! vexation almost stops my breath,
That sunder’d friends greet in the hour of death.
Lucy, farewell; no more my fortune can,
But curse the cause I cannot aid the man.
Maine, Blois, Poictiers, and Tours, are won away,
‘Long all of Somerset and his delay.
Exit, with his soldiers
LUCY: Thus, while the vulture of sedition
Feeds in the bosom of such great commanders,
Sleeping neglection doth betray to loss
The conquest of our scarce cold conqueror,
That ever living man of memory,
Henry the Fifth: whiles they each other cross,
Lives, honours, lands and all hurry to loss.
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Sir William Lucy Character Timeline in Henry VI Part 1
The timeline below shows where the character Sir William Lucy appears in Henry VI Part 1. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Act 4, Scene 3
...in Bordeaux far outnumber Talbot’s army. The messenger, along with a nobleman named Sir William Lucy, urges York to lead his troops to Bordeaux immediately. But York complains that he is...
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William Lucy reveals that John Talbot, Talbot’s son, is on his way to meet his father in...
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York exits, and Lucy marvels at the fact that these military commanders’ petty feuds have the potential to undo...
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Act 4, Scene 4
William Lucy enters, begging Somerset to set aside his “private discord” and send military aid to Talbot....
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Act 4, Scene 7
William Lucy arrives, wanting to know what prisoners the French have taken. Specifically, Lucy wants to know...
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