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The Duke of York, his sons Edward and Richard, and the Duke of Warwick are fighting King Henry in order to claim that York is the rightful king of England. They have stormed parliament and threatened to start a war, but King Henry agrees to let them have it as long as they let him finish his reign and die before they take the crown. York agrees and all is peaceful for a moment. However, York鈥檚 sons Edward and Richard don鈥檛 think that York should wait, and they decide to persuade him to fight
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Start: RICHARD
Brother, though I be youngest, give me leave.
EDWARD
No, I can better play the orator.
MONTAGUE
But I have reasons strong and forcible.
(Enter the Duke of York.)
YORK
Why, how now, sons and brother, at a strife? What is your quarrel? How began it first?
EDWARD
No quarrel, but a slight contention.
YORK
About what?
RICHARD
About that
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