Henry IV, Part 2

    • Writer: William Shakespeare
    • Setting: England
    • Written: 1597-1599
    • ISBN 978-1904271062
    • Primary source: Chronicles by Raphael Holinshed
    • Entered into Stationers' Register: 1600
    • Generally deemed less successful than Part 1
    • First performance: 1612, at Court
    • Ran for 9 performances on Broadway in 1946
  • Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare. It picks up where the action presented in Henry IV, Part 1 left off. The story's main focus is on Prince Henry's journey toward kingship and his ultimate rejection of Falstaff.
  • Main Characters

    1. King Henry the Fourth of England: Based on the historical King Henry IV of England. The first cousin of Richard II whom he supplanted in 1399.
    2. Prince Henry: Based on the youthful Henry V of England, the Prince of Wales.
    3. Sir John Falstaff: a fictional character and good friend of Prince Henry

  • Famous Quotes

    • "He hath eaten me out of house and home." 2.1
    • "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." 3.1
    • "Commit the oldest sins the newest kind of ways." 4.5
    • "His cares are now all ended." 5.2
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