For us to have access to that quality, that experience and competence, is marvelous. They come from a cultural heritage that gives them a sensitivity that we're not accustomed to. For 400 years, Shakespeare has been part of their everyday life. Events begin with the premature crowning of the infant Henry VI and trace efforts by France to capitalize on power struggles in England. In Henry VI, Parts II and III, fierce civil war erupts between the factions of Henry's new wife, Margaret of Anjou, and the House of York.
Fathers kill sons and sons kill fathers.
The bloody story of Richard's ascent to the throne and quick fall.