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 ix
... gives mystique to the monarchy . But King Henry's own distance from public life - he is nearly always seen surrounded by an inner circle of courtiers or closeted alone in his chamber - causes power to ebb from him . His son , by ...
... gives mystique to the monarchy . But King Henry's own distance from public life - he is nearly always seen surrounded by an inner circle of courtiers or closeted alone in his chamber - causes power to ebb from him . His son , by ...
Page xiii
... gives way to what the Bastard in King John called " commodity . " History is a Machiavellian nightmare of violence and self - interest . The alterna- tive view is that Falstaff embodies the temptations of the flesh . He scores highly ...
... gives way to what the Bastard in King John called " commodity . " History is a Machiavellian nightmare of violence and self - interest . The alterna- tive view is that Falstaff embodies the temptations of the flesh . He scores highly ...
Page xvii
... give his fictional Falstaff a past that began in the ser- vice of Mowbray ? At one level , it links him with opposition to the Lancastrian ascendancy represented by King Henry IV and his son . Mowbray was Henry IV's opponent when the ...
... give his fictional Falstaff a past that began in the ser- vice of Mowbray ? At one level , it links him with opposition to the Lancastrian ascendancy represented by King Henry IV and his son . Mowbray was Henry IV's opponent when the ...
Page xxiii
... give the flavor of Folio . Verse is indicated by lines that do not run to the right margin and by capitalization of each line . The Folio printers sometimes set verse as prose , and vice versa ( either out of misunderstanding or for ...
... give the flavor of Folio . Verse is indicated by lines that do not run to the right margin and by capitalization of each line . The Folio printers sometimes set verse as prose , and vice versa ( either out of misunderstanding or for ...
Page xxiv
... gives the illusion of enacting the process of thinking in the moment . We have also kept in mind the origin of punctuation in classical times as a way of assisting the actor and orator : the comma suggests the briefest of pauses for ...
... gives the illusion of enacting the process of thinking in the moment . We have also kept in mind the origin of punctuation in classical times as a way of assisting the actor and orator : the comma suggests the briefest of pauses for ...
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