Henry VI: Part 2
Play by William ShakespeareWikipedia
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Sep 5, 2026
Len NiehoffGUEST
Uh, it's something that we convince ourselves justifies our behavior, but that in the end, frankly doesn't make any sense at all.
Barbara BogaevHOST
Okay, well Henry VI, Part 2 is next, a- another play that a lot of people don't, uh, often see or read.
Barbara BogaevHOST
But you write that legal issues arise in every act.
Barbara BogaevHOST
So maybe you could first remind everyone what's going on, since these history plays are such a bear to remember.
Len NiehoffGUEST
You know, the law will be equal.
Len NiehoffGUEST
It will dispense with everyone in a very even-handed way, but, but it doesn't play out that way.
Barbara BogaevHOST
No, and you see that in the witchcraft trial in Henry VI, Part 2, in, in Act 2.
Barbara BogaevHOST
The king finds everyone guilty, uh, Eleanor, a witch, uh, two priests, and a conjurer.
Joe ThomasHOST
We just write new laws and pile it on the stack that's sitting next to our easy chair.
Joe ThomasHOST
But let's not forget Henry VI Part II, the scene where the phrase comes from.
Joe ThomasHOST
They are trying to bring down the government by creating anarchy.
Joe ThomasHOST
And so the phrase, the first thing I'll do is kill all the lawyers, is spoken by an anarchist who is trying to bring down the government.
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