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Henry VI, Part III · Character

John Neville, Marquess of Montague

Warwick's brother and a Yorkist commander whose battlefield loyalty to Edward is slowly pulled apart by family and principle.

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Also known as Montague, Marquess Montague, brother Montague

First appearance: act i scene i

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Volunteers to go to London to rally Warwick and others to York's cause.
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Montague fights beside Warwick and the York brothers from the first scene, proudly displaying the blood of Lancastrian lords he has killed. As Warwick's brother, he is bound to the man who made Edward king, yet the…

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LBLady BonaLELady Elizabeth…KHKing Henry VILHLord HastingsRNRichard Nevill…JNJohn Neville, Marque…

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Character groups

  • Lancastrian and Yorkist Nobles
  • Queen Elizabeth's Family and Guards
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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See John Neville, Marquess of Montague in act i scene i