Henry IV, Part 1 (often written as 1 Henry IV) is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written not later than 1597. The play dramatises...
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by Richard II and Henry IV, Part 1 and succeeded by Henry V. The play is often seen as an extension of aspects of Henry IV, Part 1, rather than a straightforward...
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"Henry IV, Part I" and "Henry IV, Part II" are the second and third episodes of the first series of the British television series The Hollow Crown, based...
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and Navarre Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (1919–2012), former head of the German Princely House of Reuss Henry IV, Part 1, by William Shakespeare...
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Henry VI, Part 1, often referred to as 1 Henry VI, is a history play by William Shakespeare—possibly in collaboration with Thomas Nashe and others—believed...
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is the final part of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, and Henry IV, Part 2. The original audiences would thus have already been familiar...
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John Falstaff (section Henry IV, Part 1)
primarily formed in the plays Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, where he is a companion to Prince Hal, the future King Henry V of England. Falstaff is also...
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royal forces in Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V. The Earl of Westmoreland (2) (hist) fights for King Henry in Henry VI, Part 3. The Earl of...
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current. In one sense, the Henriad refers to: Richard II; Henry IV, Part 1; Henry IV, Part 2; and Henry V – with the implication that these four plays are Shakespeare's...
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as Sir Edmund Mortimer in the BBC television film The Hollow Crown: Henry IV, Part 1, and he played Ferdinand, The Duke of Calabria, in The Duchess of Malfi...
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becoming a professional actor: he previously portrayed Hotspur in Henry IV, Part 1 in 1995, Fortinbras in Hamlet in 1996 and the title role in Macbeth...
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Merchant of Venice, Richard III, Othello, Cymbeline, Romeo and Juliet, Henry VI Part One, Titus Andronicus, and King Lear. Douglas Hickox director Vincent...
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Falstaff, the fat knight who had previously been featured in Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2. It has been adapted for the opera at least ten times. The play...
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Wesley Addy (section Richard II and Henry IV, Part 1)
While still playing in Richard II, Addy began rehearsals for King Henry IV, Part 1, in which he would play Hotspur. Two tryout performances were given...
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Agincourt on 25 October 1415. Henry Percy, 'Hotspur', is one of Shakespeare's best-known characters. In Henry IV, Part 1, Percy is portrayed as the same...
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Taming of the Shrew. Further theatre credits include both Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 at the National Theatre in 2004, and the role of Emma in...
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Merchant of Venice (1596–1597) Henry IV, Part 1 (1597–1598) Henry IV, Part 2 (1597–1598) Much Ado About Nothing (1598–1599) Henry V (1598–1599) Julius Caesar...
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Owain Glyndŵr (redirect from Owain IV of Wales)
Darogan). Centuries after Glyndwr's death, in William Shakespeare's play Henry IV, Part 1 he appears as the character Owen Glendower as a king rather than a...
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About Nothing, and the same point is made in a speech by Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 1, who refers to "ancient writers" who have made this observation. The...
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using extracts from Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2 in which Henry interacts with the character of Falstaff, who, in Shakespeare's Henry V, is never seen, merely...
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characters are found in tragedies such as Hamlet and histories such as Henry IV, Part 1. Shakespeare's humour was largely influenced by Plautus. Shakespeare's...
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Prince Hal (category Cultural depictions of Henry V of England)
Falstaff. Henry is called "Prince Hal" in critical commentary on his character in Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2, though also sometimes in Henry V when...
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plays staged were: Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, Henry V, Henry VI, Part 1, Henry VI, Part 2, Henry VI, Part 3, and Richard III. Previously...
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brightly. Shakespeare refers directly to the origin of the term "foil" in Henry IV, Part 1. Prince Hal says that when he starts behaving better, the change will...
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Peter de Polnay (I.iv) Dreadful Summit by Stanley Ellin (I.iv) Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde (I.iv) From "Murder most foul" (I.v): See Murder Most...
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brother of Hal in Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V. He is also the Duke of Bedford who is Regent of France in Henry VI, Part 1. See also Bolingbroke...
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as 'Kate, Lady Percy,' in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1, and briefly again as 'Widow Percy' in Henry IV, Part 2. Elizabeth Mortimer was born at Usk, Monmouthshire...
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Lips, and with his father Timothy West on stage in A Number, Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2. In two films (Iris in 2001 and the 1996 television film Over...
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Henry IV (French: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry...
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penis. In William Shakespeare's play Henry IV, Part 1, the character Falstaff uses the term as an insult (Act 2, Scene IV): 'Sblood, you starveling, you elf-skin...
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