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d by others, he will use it to consolidate his own. In the process of power operation, depriving others of power and taking it back to oneself is the main manifestation of power suppression. In the play, Henry VIII is the symbol of monarchy. His subjects, the Duke of Buckingham and the Bishop of Wolsey, were subject to suppression by the crown. The crown, as the dominant power, dispense power to the subjects and can take it back at any time. Buckingham's execution by Henry VIII, Wolsey's confiscation of property and land, and ultimately his death in prison, are the results of the operation of power. Specifically, it is the result of the suppression of the power of the king. 

The execution of Buckingham by Henry VIII is the main expression of the suppression of the power of the king. The process of Henry VIII's conviction of Buckingham highlighted the characteristics of the king’s exclusive power and the suppression of the power of ministers. Henry VIII summoned his former butler without Buckingham's presence, and, with Wolsey's instigation, convinced Henry VIII that Buckingham was a traitor to the throne. Buckingham's former butler makes his entrance by falsely accusing his master of conspiracy: 

It was usual with him—everyday  It would infect his speech—that if the king Should without issue die, he’ll carry it so To make the sceptre his. (28) 

B. Monarch’s impairment to bishop

In the reign of Henry VIII, the struggle between the church and the crown became increasingly fierce, and the church even exceeded the crown for a time, threatening the political power of the king. This power struggle formed the dual rule situation of kingship-clerical power. The coexistence of kingship and clerical power ended when Henry VIII carried out the religious reform and formed a monocracy. In the course of Henry VIII's religious reform, we can see the fierce competition between the royal power and the religious power, and also understand the complexity of power operation.

In the play, the power of the church led by Wolsey tries to overthrow the power of the throne led by Henry VIII, but it ends with the power of the throne subduing the power of the church and forming the power of the throne. In Henry VIII, the expression of the royal power suppressing the religious power is mostly reflected, among which, Henry VIII's change of attitude towards Wolsey represents the loss of Wolsey's power and the failure of his struggle. When Queen Catherine berated Wolsey, Wolsey asked Henry VIII to prove his loyalty: 

In humblest manner I require your highness, That it shall please you to declare in hearing Of all these ears—for where I am robbed and bound, There must I be unloosed, although not there At once and fully satisfied (214).  

Chapter Three Internal Establishment of Power ........................ 39

A. King’s construction of political power ......................... 39

B. Monarch’s control over ideology ...................... 42

Conclusion .................................... 47

Chapter Three Internal Establishment of Power

A. King’s construction of political power

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