Edward IV. Their lines are as follows:BoyGood aunt, you wept not for our fathers death;How can we aid you with our kindred tears?GirlOur fatherless distress was left unmoand;Your widow-dolour likewise be unwept!The queen will then respond with the look of pity:Queen ElizabethGive me no help in lamentation;I am not barren to bring forth complaintsAll springs reduce their currents to mine eyesThat I, being governd by the watery moonMay send forth plenteous tears to drown the world!Oh for my husband, for my dear lord Edward!The Duchess will then declare the most grief since she has two sons.As the lights are dim, the advisors of Queen Elizabeth moves forward and in their own way consoles the family and states that they should send for the young prince Edward so that he may be crowned to be king. At that time, the mood changes when Gloucester, Buckingham, Derby, Hastings, and Ratcliff enter. Gloucester proceeds to offer his comfort and confer with the others about sending for the prince. Gloucester has the look in his eyes that he is not all that sincere as he looks toward the audience. After Gloucester, the Duchess of York, Buckingham, Rivers, Hastings, and Queen Elizabeth say their piece, everyone will exit except Buckingham and Gloucester. The lights get a little brighter as Buckingham begins to speak. He tries to convince Gloucester of a plan to separate the prince from the queens family. Gloucester declines and they then exit the stage.The curtains go down and the audience is speechless yet applauds well. ...
