In my thesis, I examine the character of Henry VI in Shakespeare's Henry VI cycle (1, 2, and 3 Henry VI) - who has been critically thought of as a feminine figure - in light of the Herculean Hero model and against other male characters in the Henry VI plays. By comparing Henry to the Herculean model, there are points of similarity regarding character inaction - a feminine attribute - allowing Henry to become a more masculine figure than he has otherwise been criticized as.