In the last scene of Act II, Gloucester's wife warns him of his peril, but he believes his innocence protects him.
In the first scene of Act III, Gloucester is arrested by his enemies at a whim, who do no more than assert charges, citing nothing for proof and no one for witness.
The king stands by, sure of the duke's innocence but powerless to save him.
This play reads better than 1 Henry VI.
Jack Cade uses the expression "dead as a door nail" in Act IV.
Was it old in English even then?
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