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
... stage representation of the rural England of his own early life in Stratford - upon - Avon . * Since the play is a continuation of Henry IV Part I , some sections of this introduction overlap with that to the companion edition of Part I ...
... stage representation of the rural England of his own early life in Stratford - upon - Avon . * Since the play is a continuation of Henry IV Part I , some sections of this introduction overlap with that to the companion edition of Part I ...
Page x
... stage had another possible answer . Christopher Marlowe's tragedy The Jew of Malta , written in about 1589 and well known to Shake- speare , has an extraordinary opening . The prologue is spoken by an actor pretending to be the ...
... stage had another possible answer . Christopher Marlowe's tragedy The Jew of Malta , written in about 1589 and well known to Shake- speare , has an extraordinary opening . The prologue is spoken by an actor pretending to be the ...
Page xi
... stage heroes . Shakespeare's history plays are steeped in the influence of Mar- lowe , but politically he was much more cautious - he would never have risked suffering Marlowe's end , stabbed to death by a govern- ment spy while ...
... stage heroes . Shakespeare's history plays are steeped in the influence of Mar- lowe , but politically he was much more cautious - he would never have risked suffering Marlowe's end , stabbed to death by a govern- ment spy while ...
Page xxi
... stage directions copied in from them . And in the case of several major plays where a reasonably well - printed Quarto was available , the Folio printers were instructed to work from an alternative , playhouse - derived manu- script ...
... stage directions copied in from them . And in the case of several major plays where a reasonably well - printed Quarto was available , the Folio printers were instructed to work from an alternative , playhouse - derived manu- script ...
Page xxii
... stage version that lies behind it . The Quarto oaths are , however , listed at the end of the text and we recommend ... stage sets , were the first to provide detailed locations . Given that Shakespeare wrote for a bare stage and often ...
... stage version that lies behind it . The Quarto oaths are , however , listed at the end of the text and we recommend ... stage sets , were the first to provide detailed locations . Given that Shakespeare wrote for a bare stage and often ...
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