num_pages: 240
description: While England is threatened by the Earl of Northumberland, Young Prince Hal cavorts in London's taverns, accompanied by the dissolute, entertaining Falstaff and his band of rogues. Much of this play's tension involves Prince Hal and Falstaff, as the former tries to live up to his duties and responsibilities. In creating Falstaff Shakespeare gave us one of the theater's most enduring and memorable characters.
language: English
title: Henry the Fourth, Part One
titlecomplete: Henry the Fourth, Part One (The Annotated Shakespeare)
characters: Sheriff, Henry Percy "Hotspur", Catrin ferch Owain Glyndŵr, Sir Walter Blount, Edward "Ned" Poins, Elizabeth Mortimer, Baroness Camoys, 1st Traveller, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, Bardolph, Gilliams, messenger to Hotspur, Peto, Richard le Scrope, Bishop of Lichfield and Archbishop of York, Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, Robin Ostler, Mistress Nell Quickly, Henry V of England, Sir John Falstaff, Sir Michael, Francis the drawer, Owain Glyndŵr, Sir Richard Vernon, 8th Baron of Shipbrook, Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, Servant to Hotspur, Mugs (carrier), Vintner, Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, Henry IV of England, 2nd Traveller, Ostler, Sir Edmund Mortimer IV, Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, Tom (carrier), Chamberlain
genres: Classics, Drama, Theatre, Historical, Plays, School, Historical Fiction, Poetry, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 29563
series: Henry IV, Wars of the Roses
publisher: Yale University Press