num_pages: 304
description: A play alive with escapades and action, comedy and history, Henry IV, Part One begins the transformation of the madcap Prince Hal into the splendid ruler King Henry. In it a rebellion against King and State is juxtaposed with another rebellion–the riotous misbehavior of Hal and his companions, principally Falstaff. A superbly funny liar, coward, lecher, and cheat, the larger-than-life character Falstaff turns this great historical drama into a masterpiece of counterpoint and design.Each Edition • Comprehensive explanatory notes• Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship• Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English• Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories• An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography
language: English
title: Henry IV, Part One
titlecomplete: Henry IV, Part One
characters: 2nd Traveller, 1st Traveller, Servant to Hotspur, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, Ostler, Elizabeth Mortimer, Baroness Camoys, Sir Richard Vernon, 8th Baron of Shipbrook, Bardolph, Gilliams, messenger to Hotspur, Vintner, Henry Percy "Hotspur", Henry IV of England, Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, Sir Michael, Sheriff, Catrin ferch Owain Glyndŵr, Richard le Scrope, Bishop of Lichfield and Archbishop of York, Sir John Falstaff, Mistress Nell Quickly, Edward "Ned" Poins, Sir Edmund Mortimer IV, Peto, Francis the drawer, Robin Ostler, Mugs (carrier), Sir Walter Blount, Chamberlain, Owain Glyndŵr, Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, Henry V of England, Tom (carrier)
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Historical, Poetry, Drama, School, Literature, Classics, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 29565
series: Wars of the Roses, Henry IV
publisher: Bantam Classics