TITLE:
Henry IV. Part 1 / William Shakespeare.
Alternate Title:
Henry the Fourth. Part one
King Henry IV. Part 1
King Henry the Fourth. Part one
Publication Date:
1997
Publication Information:
Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc.,
Physical Description:
85 p.
Summary:
One of the most popular of all Shakespeare's history plays, Henry IV, Part I re-creates actual events from early-15th-century English history as King Henry deals a rebellion inside with his kingdom led by Harry Percy ("Hotspur") and other notables. Besides this mutinous action, the king must also contend with the dissolute ways of his son, Prince Hal, who spends much of his time in the company of the witty, rotund, tavern-haunting Sir John Falstaff, one of Shakespeare's immortal comic characters. During the rebellion against his father, however, Hal acquits himself honorably in battle, portending the eventual transformation in later plays of the wild prince into a great warrior-king.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780486295848
