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Henry VI, Part I · Character

Vernon

English soldier and follower of York in the York-Somerset dispute.

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Also known as Vernon Sirrah, Vernon, Plantagenet Good Master Vernon

First appearance: act iv scene i

Vernon shows up with force in Scene IV: The Temple Garden. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Supports Plantagenet by plucking a white rose and suggests that the side with fewer roses should yield.
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KHKing Henry the…EOEarl of Salisb…RPRichard Planta…DODuke of SomersetVEVernon

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  • Other

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  • Yorkist Lineage and Court Strife
  • French and English Factions

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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