description: The stirring continuation of the themes begun in Henry IV, Part One again pits a rebellion within the State and that master of misrule, Falstaff, against the maturing of Prince Hal. Alternating scenes between bawdy tavern and regal court, between revelry and politics, Shakespeare probes at the sources, uses, and responsibilities of power as an old king dies and a young king must choose between a ruler's solemn duty and a merry but dissipated friend, Falstaff. The play represents Shakespeare at the peak of his maturity in writing historical drama and comedy.
language: English
title: King Henry IV, part two
titlecomplete: King Henry IV, part two
characters: William Gascoigne, Sir John Colleville, Master Dommellton, Francis Feeble, Mistress Nell Quickly, Peter Bullcalf, Edward "Ned" Poins, Davy, servant to Justice Shallow, Maud, Baroness Lucy, Lady Northumberland, Sir Ralph Hastings, Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester, Harcourt, Richard le Scrope, Bishop of Lichfield and Archbishop of York, Rumour, the Presenter, Sergeant Fang, First Beadle, Fauconbridge, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, Sneak, Dorothy "Doll" Tearsheet, Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, Speaker of the Epilogue, Robin, Page to Falstaff, First Strewer, Robert Shallow, Gower, Elizabeth Mortimer, Baroness Camoys, 2nd drawer, Henry IV of England, Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk, Third Strewer, Messenger, Ralph Mouldy, Second Beadle, Peto, Sir John Falstaff, Morton, Ancient Pistol, Second Strewer, Sergeant Snare, Bardolph, Henry V of England, Sir John Blount, Master Dumbe, Simon Shadow, Travers, Thomas Wart, Thomas Bardolf, 5th Baron Bardolf, Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, Servant to the Lord Chief Justice, Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, Ursula, Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, Master Tisick, Goodwife Keech, Master Smooth, Nell Poins, Thomas Fitzalan, 5th Earl of Arundel, 10th Earl of Surrey, Page to King Henry IV, Justice Silence, Francis the drawer
genres: Literature, Fiction, Poetry, Historical Fiction, Theatre, British Literature, Plays, Historical, Drama, Classics
ratings_count: 19440
places: Warkworth, Northumberland, Engand
series: Henry IV, Wars of the Roses
publisher: HarperCollins