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 vii
... Richard II . Henry Bullingbrook has usurped the throne of King Richard , who has been murdered . But now the rebels who helped Henry to the throne have turned against him . Whereas Richard II conformed to the traditional structure of ...
... Richard II . Henry Bullingbrook has usurped the throne of King Richard , who has been murdered . But now the rebels who helped Henry to the throne have turned against him . Whereas Richard II conformed to the traditional structure of ...
Page ix
... Richard II had been to seek to make himself popular , thus eroding the neces- sary distance that creates awe and gives mystique to the monarchy . But King Henry's own distance from public life - he is nearly always seen surrounded by an ...
... Richard II had been to seek to make himself popular , thus eroding the neces- sary distance that creates awe and gives mystique to the monarchy . But King Henry's own distance from public life - he is nearly always seen surrounded by an ...
Page xi
... Richard III , Iago in Othello , Edmund in King Lear . What attracted him to the type was not so much the subversive politics as the stage panache of the unapologetic villain . Political orthodoxy is staid and solemn . The Machiavel is ...
... Richard III , Iago in Othello , Edmund in King Lear . What attracted him to the type was not so much the subversive politics as the stage panache of the unapologetic villain . Political orthodoxy is staid and solemn . The Machiavel is ...
Page xvii
... Richard II . Like father , like son : as Bullingbrook's accusation of treachery was instrumental in the ban- ishment of Mowbray from the land , so Hal will banish Falstaff from his presence . Mowbray departs with a moving farewell to ...
... Richard II . Like father , like son : as Bullingbrook's accusation of treachery was instrumental in the ban- ishment of Mowbray from the land , so Hal will banish Falstaff from his presence . Mowbray departs with a moving farewell to ...
Page xxvii
... Richard II . The Quartos are usually thought to have been printed from Shakespeare's working manu- script . The 1623 Folio contains eight significant passages that are not in the Quarto , some relating to either the Archbishop's ...
... Richard II . The Quartos are usually thought to have been printed from Shakespeare's working manu- script . The 1623 Folio contains eight significant passages that are not in the Quarto , some relating to either the Archbishop's ...
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