num_pages: 320
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: Henry IV, Part 2
titlecomplete: Henry IV, Part 2
characters: Second Strewer, Harcourt, Third Strewer, Nell Poins, Thomas Bardolf, 5th Baron Bardolf, Ancient Pistol, Page to King Henry IV, Henry IV of England, Maud, Baroness Lucy, Lady Northumberland, William Gascoigne, Edward "Ned" Poins, Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, Ralph Mouldy, Henry V of England, Second Beadle, Gower, Francis Feeble, Bardolph, Ursula, First Beadle, Peto, Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk, Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, Messenger, Rumour, the Presenter, Mistress Nell Quickly, Travers, First Strewer, Justice Silence, Simon Shadow, Sir Ralph Hastings, Sir John Colleville, Peter Bullcalf, Richard le Scrope, Bishop of Lichfield and Archbishop of York, Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, Master Dommellton, Thomas Wart, Dorothy "Doll" Tearsheet, Goodwife Keech, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, Robert Shallow, Sergeant Fang, Fauconbridge, Master Dumbe, Master Tisick, Francis the drawer, 2nd drawer, Sir John Blount, Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, Davy, servant to Justice Shallow, Sir John Falstaff, Sergeant Snare, Sneak, Master Smooth, Servant to the Lord Chief Justice, Speaker of the Epilogue, Robin, Page to Falstaff, Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester, Thomas Fitzalan, 5th Earl of Arundel, 10th Earl of Surrey, Elizabeth Mortimer, Baroness Camoys, Morton
genres: Historical Fiction, Theatre, Historical, Drama, Plays, Poetry, Literature, Classics, British Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 19428
places: Warkworth, Northumberland, Engand
series: Henry IV, Wars of the Roses
publisher: Bantam Classics