Whereas 1 Henry VI deals with the loss of England's French territories and the political machinations leading up to the Wars of the Roses, and 2 Henry VI focuses on the King's inability to quell the bickering of his nobles, and the inevitability of armed conflict, 3 Henry VI deals primarily with the horrors of that conflict, with the once stable nation thrown into chaos and barbarism as families break down and moral codes are subverted in the pursuit of revenge and power. Although the Henry VI trilogy may not have been written in chronological order, the three plays are often grouped together with Richard III to form a tetralogy covering the entire Wars of the Roses saga, from the death of Henry V in 1. Henry VII in 1. 48. It was the success of this sequence of plays which firmly established Shakespeare's reputation as a playwright. Henry VI, Part 3 features the longest soliloquy in all of Shakespeare (3.
Shakespeare's plays. Characters. The Act 1 persona is that of the Earl of Salisbury, Warwick's father, and a major character in 2 Henry VI. From Act 2 onwards, the character represents Salisbury's son and Warwick's younger brother John Neville, Marquis of Montague)Earl of Pembroke (non- speaking role)Lord Stafford (non- speaking role)Lord Hastings. Sir William Stanley.
Sir John Mortimer – York's uncle. Sir Hugh Mortimer – York's uncle (non- speaking role)Sir John Montgomery. Lady Grey – later Queen Elizabeth to Edward IVLord Rivers – her brother. Prince Edward – Elizabeth and Edward IV's son (non- speaking role)The French. Others. Synopsis. Brown engraving of The Death of the Earl of Warwick by John Adam Houston, from The Works of Shakespeare: Imperial Edition, edited by Charles Knight (1.
The play begins where 2 Henry VI left off, with the victorious Yorkists (York, Edward, Richard, Warwick, Montague . Upon reaching the parliamentary chambers in London, York seats himself in the throne, and a confrontation ensues between his supporters and Henry's. Threatened with violence by Warwick, who has brought part of his army with him, the King reaches an agreement with York which will allow him to remain king until his death, at which time the throne will permanently pass to the House of York and its descendants.
Disgusted with this decision, which would disinherit the King's son, Prince Edward, the King's supporters, led by his wife, Margaret, abandon him, and Margaret declares war on the Yorkists, supported by Clifford, who is determined to exact revenge for the death of his father at the hands of York during the battle of St Albans. Margaret attacks York's castle at Wakefield, and the Yorkists lose the ensuing battle.
During the conflict, Clifford murders York's twelve- year- old son, Rutland. Margaret and Clifford then capture and taunt York himself; forcing him to stand on a molehill, they give him a handkerchief covered with Rutland's blood to wipe his brow, and place a paper crown on his head, before stabbing him to death. After the battle, as Edward and Richard lament York's death, Warwick brings news that his own army has been defeated by Margaret's at the Second Battle of St Albans, and the King has returned to London, where, under pressure from Margaret, he has revoked his agreement with York. However, George Plantagenet, Richard and Edward's brother, has vowed to join their cause, having been encouraged to do so by his sister, the Duchess of Burgundy. Additionally, Warwick has been joined in the conflict by his own younger brother, Montague.
The Yorkists regroup, and at the Battle of Towton, Clifford is killed and the Yorkists are victorious. Following the battle, Edward is proclaimed king, George is proclaimed Duke of Clarence and Richard, Duke of Gloucester, although he complains to Edward that this is an ominous dukedom. King Edward and George then leave the court, and Richard reveals to the audience his ambition to rise to power and take the throne from his brother, although as yet he is unsure how to go about it. After Towton, Warwick goes to France to secure for Edward the hand of Louis XI's sister- in- law, Lady Bona, thus ensuring peace between the two nations by uniting in marriage their two monarchies.
Warwick arrives at the French court to find that Margaret, Prince Edward and the Earl of Oxford have come to Louis to seek his aid in the conflict in England. Just as Louis is about to agree to supply Margaret with troops, Warwick intervenes, and convinces Louis that it is in his interests to support Edward and approve the marriage. Back in England, however, the recently widowed Lady Grey (Elizabeth Woodville) has come to King Edward requesting her late husband's lands be returned to her. Rather than granting her suit, however, captivated by her beauty Edward marries her, against the advice of both George and Richard.
Upon hearing of this, feeling he has been made to look a fool despite service to the House of York, Warwick denounces Edward, and switches allegiance to the Lancastrians, promising his daughter Anne's hand in marriage to Prince Edward as a sign of his loyalty. Shortly thereafter, George and Montague also defect to the Lancastrians. Warwick then invades England with French troops, and Edward is taken prisoner. Henry is restored to the throne, and appoints Warwick and George as his Lords Protector. Soon thereafter, however, Edward is rescued by Richard, Hastings and Stanley. News of the escape reaches Henry's court, and the young Earl of Richmond is sent into exile in France for safety.
Richmond is a descendant of John of Gaunt, uncle of Richard II and son of Edward III, and therefore a potential Lancastrian heir should anything happen to Henry and his son; hence the need to protect him. Meanwhile, Edward reorganises his forces, and confronts Warwick's army.
At the Battle of Barnet, George betrays Warwick, and rejoins the Yorkists. This throws Warwick's forces into disarray, and the Yorkists win the battle, during which both Warwick and Montague are killed.
Oxford and the Duke of Somerset now assume command of the Lancastrian forces, and join a second battalion newly arrived from France led by Margaret and Prince Edward. Meanwhile, Henry sits on the molehill York was on and laments his problems. He is met by a father who has killed his son, and a son who has killed his father, representing the horrors of the civil war. Henry is captured by two gamekeepers loyal to Edward, and imprisoned in the Tower of London, while Edward goes to meet the Lancastrian/French force. In the subsequent Battle of Tewkesbury the Yorkists rout the Lancastrians, capturing Margaret, Prince Edward, Somerset and Oxford.
Somerset is sentenced to death, Oxford to life imprisonment, Margaret is banished, and Prince Edward is stabbed to death by the three Plantagenet brothers, who fly into a rage after he refuses to recognise the House of York as the legitimate royal family. At this point, Richard goes to London to kill Henry. At Richard's arrival at the Tower, the two argue, and in a rage Richard stabs Henry. With his dying breath, Henry prophesies Richard's future villainy and the chaos that will engulf the country. Back at court, Edward orders celebrations to begin, believing the civil wars are finally over and lasting peace is at hand. He is unaware, however, of Richard's scheming and his desire for power at any cost. Sources. As with most of his chronicle histories, Shakespeare also consulted Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (1.
Holinshed took much of his information on the Wars of the Roses from Hall, even to the point of reproducing large portions of text from Hall verbatim. However, there are sufficient differences between Hall and Holinshed to establish that Shakespeare consulted both.
The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre: Extreme Sadism & Violence. Extreme Sadism & Violence. What started as a wave of Hollywood serial killer movies and darkly violent horror in the 9. This includes the so- called 'Torture- Porn' sub- genre and the. French horror movies that serve over- the- top brutality and sadism without the levels of extreme gore that. Listed here are the most extreme, as well as the violent milestones of the 9. See also Ryan Nicholson.
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It flirts with the border of excess, piling on a bit too many physical and emotional tortures. The ending feels too bleak and depressing, but it drives its point one last time to the gut.
Think of this as a more extreme Lord of the. Flies, where the deserted island is replaced by very bad parenting.
A fitting companion piece to Miike's Scars of the Sun (also good), and the more down- to- earth. Cherry Tree Lane which is good for a single watch. Nicolas Cage is a detective hired to track.
The movie intensely and correctly focuses. Joaquin Phoenix), and the darkness increases slowly as he digs deeper. Relatively. non- explicit, and it tries hard to show only what it has to, but the subject matter, Cage's performance, and plot events are so dark that this will disturb you in any case. The stylistic. even avant- garde approach by Oliver Stone and the over- the- top levels of violence and depravity. For example, depicting the incestuous father and dysfunctional family as an old comedy sitcom. Most of the movie follows an 'enamored' wild couple in a journey of violence, sex, popularity.
An annoying, garrulous man is imprisoned in a tiny apartment for 1. When released, games are played with him as he tries to figure out who is after him, bent on revenge and dark thoughts. As usual with Park, realistic plot and characters are secondary to style, drives. Unique and intense scene after scene.
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Not to mention that there's a cliched detective that thinks of her as a victim. In any case, the lack of graphic torture is very welcome since we have had too much of it lately. Katharine Isabelle pulls. One flaw of this movie. Other flaws include.
But the good aspects, including the memorable characters that transform themselves. Betty Boop or a plastic doll, make it a strong horror movie. The portrayal and message is right on the mark. It runs out of ideas after the first half hour and the surprise ending only detracts by making you think.
The rules of the game are that only one person leaves the island alive, each of the students. If a rule is broken, an electronic neck collar kills the bearer. Trust and friendships break down. Extremely violent, but so. The Mexican village is run by a group of scary cultists that even keep the police away through fear, and the. A lot of the gore is off- screen and the movie is mostly an effective, darkly violent thriller, but there are two. Hostel is easy to improve on so when I say this is better than Hostel, it's.
This unique slice of Norwegian cruelty combines holiday levity with extreme brutality like no other movie I've seen. This killer combines extreme knife- rape and brain- bashing with doing laundry and making himself a sandwich, as if both are on the same level, all the while. Although most of the movie involves some youngsters partying and having fun with masks and whatnot, combined with. Although some scenes are quite gory, this is more about the cruelty. An Australian cop is after people in Germany. USA who feed and take care of submissive women until they reach 7.
The fat, violence and gore. The neurotic cop has an equally disgusting. Feeder has endless philosophies about female happiness and consumerism and a twisted past with his mother, and the Gainer. AKA fat woman) is twistedly submissive and ferociously loves and protects her demented feeder. It's crude, over- the- top, often unconvincing, but still.
This is the torture movie to end all torture movies. I can't imagine a movie ever topping it.
There is not much plot; the setup is a deeply disturbed psychotic. What makes this extreme is that it perfectly combines psychology, touching human behaviour, the most extremely gruesome tortures imaginable.
There's plenty of gore, but the movie, being the focused monster that it is, is much more. Well done, but do you really want to watch this? It. is also reminiscent of Crank in some ways with its constant ridiculously over- the- top flowing action. There is no plot here, only a setup and a grand reveal at the ending. You wake up as a half- robot, have to escape the evil man and his endless swarm of soldiers, collect as many weapons as you can on the way.
The twist ending is one of those nonsensical things that negate the rest of the movie. The violence is constant, creative and extreme, with lots of brutal, sometimes splattery, kills. The technical skills of everyone involved is very impressive. Unfortunately, this movie also demonstrates why. When you are the one moving, you simply don't have to put in this much effort to avoid. I'm guessing due to the way your eyes and brain react to movement. Your eyes are not just passive cameras, they adjust, turn off and on, blink.
The effect is the same as when someone is forcibly. It also often doesn't let you see the action properly. So although I put in the effort and admired the work put into. The gore is off- screen but not the screaming and psychological nastiness. Feels brutal due to its realism despite one or two missed details. However, it remains a moderately entertaining, stylistic and gruesome movie thanks to Ridley Scott.
But he has become less menacing, even campy now. An even more twisted person is after him with gruesome plans for his demise. FBI is anxiously awaiting his recapture. Moore can't fill Foster's shoes, and the intellectual substance. The plot is the classic people- get- lost- and- encounter- violent- backwoods- folk. The first. half sets up the characters, and the second is merely one violent fight, chase, death or nasty rape after another with gratuitous brutality including burning alive. This is pretty much pointless nastiness except for the fact that the action is grippingly visceral.
As usual, the Hollywood mainstream teenage crowd claim this to be super- gory but it's more like lots of brutal, bloody violence with various weapons. Followed by the expected idiotic and violent sequel that uses an Aliens 2 plot- line involving the military and some ridiculously super- human mutants. That leaves only 3. As with Cabin Fever, the gore is minimal, even off- screen, making me think that.
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