Published on 2026-10-04

A Shakespeare character reduced to fifty-four words

Sir John Fastolf is a minor character in the play Henry VI, appearing only briefly to speak fifty-four words. He serves mainly to illustrate enemy cowardice in the face of the bravery of the English hero John Talbot. His cowardly behavior on the battlefield earns him being publicly stripped of his Garter and banished for life by King Henry VI.
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