# Smith the Weaver — Henry VI, Part II character guide

> Smith the Weaver in Henry VI, Part II by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Smith, Smith Aside, Smith Sir

**First appearance:** 0017-act-iv-scene-ii

## Who they are

Rebel follower of Jack Cade, a weaver by trade.

## Relationships

### [Jack Cade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_vi_part_ii_se/characters/jack_cade)

_friendship_

Smith is a fellow rebel and follower of Cade, participating in the uprising.

### [Jack Cade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_vi_part_ii_se/characters/jack_cade)

_friendship_

Smith is a fellow rebel and follower of Cade, participating in the uprising.

### [Jack Cade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_vi_part_ii_se/characters/jack_cade)

_friendship_

Smith is a fellow rebel and follower of Cade, participating in the uprising.

## In the story

### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_vi_part_ii_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-ii)

A rebel who brings the Clerk of Chatham to Cade, highlighting the clerk's literacy as a crime.

### [Scene VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_vi_part_ii_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-vi)

Comments on the soldier's death, warning others not to call Cade 'Jack Cade'.

### [Scene VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_vi_part_ii_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-vii)

A rebel who remarks on Cade's bad breath from eating toasted cheese.

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