While King Henry IV rightly laments that his heir, the young Prince Hal, has not distinguished himself in battle, Hal is up to no good at the Boar's Head Tavern with his rotund cohort, Falstaff. With a rebellion rising against the throne at home, Hal lives it up in the ale house…
While King Henry IV rightly laments that his heir, the young Prince Hal, has not distinguished himself in battle, Hal is up to no good at the Boar's Head Tavern with his rotund cohort, Falstaff. With a rebellion rising against the throne at home, Hal lives it up in the ale house…
Henry IV
by Mowat, Barbara A., Werstine, Paul, Shakespeare, William
fromNew Folger Library Shakespeare
Henry IV
by Mowat, Barbara A., Werstine, Paul, Shakespeare, William
fromNew Folger Library Shakespeare
Henry IV, part 2
by Mowat, Barbara A., Werstine, Paul, Shakespeare, William
fromNew Folger Library Shakespeare
The classic play about an aging king who leans on war hero Sir John Falstaff rather than his unreliable son and heir when rebels threaten the crown is accompanied by explanatory notes and illustrations.
Henry IV
by Mowat, Barbara A., Werstine, Paul, Shakespeare, William
fromNew Folger Library Shakespeare
Henry IV, part 2
by Mowat, Barbara A., Werstine, Paul, Shakespeare, William
fromNew Folger Library Shakespeare
The classic play about an aging king who leans on war hero Sir John Falstaff rather than his unreliable son and heir when rebels threaten the crown is accompanied by explanatory notes and illustrations.
Henry IV
by Mowat, Barbara A., Werstine, Paul, Shakespeare, William
fromNew Folger Library Shakespeare
Powerful rebels are mustering their forces to topple the aging King Henry IV from his throne. Their success seems assured because the dying king cannot depend upon his son and heir Prince Hal. Instead, King Henry relies on the aid of the latest war hero Sir John Falstaff ... and…
Shakespeare's popular comedy of love and mistaken identity is accompanied by a section on reading Shakespeare's language, information on Shakespeare's life and theater, explanatory notes, annotated reading lists, and an essay.