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Henry VIII · Character

Patience

Queen Katherine's servant who attends her in her final illness.

minor

Also known as Patience, Patience Heaven, Heaven

First appearance: Scene II

Patience shows up with force in Scene II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Katherine's woman, who helps care for her and notes the sudden change in her condition.
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11 connections

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KHKing Henry VIIIQKQueen KatherineCWCardinal WolseyDODuke of Buckin…OLOld LadyPAPatience

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Nobles, Servants, and Witnesses
  • Protagonist
  • Court Factions and Victims

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Katherine’s defiant refusal to withdraw into a private chamber and her insistence on speaking openly in front…

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