Westminster Court Hall

Courtiers fill Westminster Court Hall with laughter during a biting play on Wolsey's fall. George Boleyn, Norris, Brereton, and Weston don devil masks and black costumes, hauling the cardinal's effigy to hell amid cheers and jeers. Torchlight dances on tapestries and painted scenery, fueling the raucous performance. The triumphant mood carries dark irony—these actors foreshadow their own ruin years later, as the hall's echoes seal prophetic roles in Boleyn downfall.