Henry IV, Part 2After defeat at the Battle of Shrewsbury the rebels regroup. But Prince Hal’s reluctance to inherit the crown threatens to destroy the ailing Henry IV’s dream of a lasting dynasty. Shakespeare’s portrait of the prodigal son’s journey from youth to maturity embraces the full panorama of society. Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, two of today’s most accomplished Shakespearean scholars, this Modern Library series incorporates definitive texts and authoritative notes from William Shakespeare: Complete Works. Each play includes an Introduction as well as an overview of Shakespeare’s theatrical career; commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers; scene-by-scene analysis; key facts about the work; a chronology of Shakespeare’s life and times; and black-and-white illustrations. Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century. |
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Page viii
... Falstaff they introduce his greatest comic charac- ter - but they also share with the comedies a technique of ... Falstaff . Comedy is thus placed in opposition to the march of history . Beside the sense of waste and exhaustion in the ...
... Falstaff they introduce his greatest comic charac- ter - but they also share with the comedies a technique of ... Falstaff . Comedy is thus placed in opposition to the march of history . Beside the sense of waste and exhaustion in the ...
Page xiii
... Falstaff's hope on hearing that his beloved Hal is now Henry V : " the laws of England are at my commandment ... and woe unto my Lord Chief Justice ! " But he is in for a shock : Hal immediately adopts Falstaff's adversary , the Lord ...
... Falstaff's hope on hearing that his beloved Hal is now Henry V : " the laws of England are at my commandment ... and woe unto my Lord Chief Justice ! " But he is in for a shock : Hal immediately adopts Falstaff's adversary , the Lord ...
Page xvi
... Falstaff and the other thieves . Instead , the rejection of Falstaff is withheld until Part II , but anticipated in the play - within - the - play in Part I , where the prince's return to his father is pre - enacted in the tavern ...
... Falstaff and the other thieves . Instead , the rejection of Falstaff is withheld until Part II , but anticipated in the play - within - the - play in Part I , where the prince's return to his father is pre - enacted in the tavern ...
Page xvii
... Falstaff , who flees the battlefield in Henry VI Part I , nor the historical Sir John Oldcastle , of whom the character of Falstaff was originally an irreverent portrait . Why did Shakespeare give his fictional Falstaff a past that ...
... Falstaff , who flees the battlefield in Henry VI Part I , nor the historical Sir John Oldcastle , of whom the character of Falstaff was originally an irreverent portrait . Why did Shakespeare give his fictional Falstaff a past that ...
Page xviii
... Falstaff is if anything an embodi- ment of those ancient Catholic rhythms that were suppressed in the name of Reformation . Vestiges of Oldcastle litter the text : " Falstaff sweats to death " suggests a martyr burning on a bonfire ...
... Falstaff is if anything an embodi- ment of those ancient Catholic rhythms that were suppressed in the name of Reformation . Vestiges of Oldcastle litter the text : " Falstaff sweats to death " suggests a martyr burning on a bonfire ...
Contents
Textual Notes | 121 |
ScenebyScene Analysis | 130 |
The RSC and Beyond | 144 |
Shakespeares Career in the Theater | 192 |
A Chronology | 206 |
A Chronology | 211 |
References | 219 |
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Act 5 Scene actors ARCHBISHOP OF YORK audience battle battle of Shrewsbury blood brother Bullcalf Bullingbrook captain character CLARENCE Coleville comedy coronation court cousin crown Davy dead death disease DOLL TEARSHEET doth Earl Eastcheap England Enter Exeunt Exit FALSTAFF SHALLOW father fear Folio give GLOUCESTER Gloucestershire grace grief Hal's Harry HASTINGS hath head heaven Henry VI history plays honour HOSTESS QUICKLY Hotspur KING HENRY king's Lancaster London look LORD BARDOLPH LORD CHIEF JUSTICE lord of Westmorland majesty Master Shallow merry Michael Pennington Mouldy Mowbray night noble Northumberland peace Percy performance Pistol plays on sense POINS pray PRINCE HENRY Prince John production Quarto rascal rebels Richard Richard II royal Rumour running scene sexual Shakespeare SHALLOW FALSTAFF Shrewsbury sick Silence Sir John Falstaff speak stage sword tavern tell theater thee thou art tragedy Warwick Westmorland wilt word