Lord Say, Sir Thomas More , and Good Friday

The two accounts of Lord Say’s being brought before Jack Cade in the Quarto and Folio versions of Henry VI, Part 2 differ. The Folio presents Say as a humanist scholar, who resembles in several respects Thomas More, with overtones of Christ condemned to death. Verbal echoes link Shakespeare’s phrases with Sir Thomas More and the Latin words of the Good Friday Reproaches. Other ears have detected echoes of the Easter hymn Exsultet in The Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, and The Tempest. Resume Les deux recits du proces de Lord Say par Jack Cade dans les versions Quarto et Folio de Henry VI (II) sont differents. Le Folio presente Say comme un humaniste qui, a plusieurs egards, ressemble a Thomas More, et presente aussi des analogies avec le Christ condamne a mort. Des expressions de Shakespeare font echo a celles de la piece Sir Thomas More ainsi qu’aux Improperes du Vendredi Saint. D’autres oreilles ont detecte des echos de l’Exsultet pascal dans Le Marchand de Venise, Romeo et Juliette, et La Tempete

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