Henry IV, Part 1
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Henry IV, Part 1, culminates in the battle of Shrewsbury between the king’s army and rebels seeking his crown. The…
Act 1, scene 1
King Henry meets with his advisers to discuss his proposed crusade to the Holy Land, but the discussion turns instead…
Act 1, scene 2
Prince Hal and Sir John Falstaff taunt each other, Hal warning Falstaff that he will one day be hanged as…
Act 1, scene 3
King Henry meets with Hotspur, Hotspur’s father (Northumberland), and his uncle (Worcester) to demand that Hotspur yield his prisoners to…
Act 2, scene 1
Gadshill, the “setter” for Falstaff and his fellow thieves, seeks information at an inn about the travelers whom they plan…
Act 2, scene 2
Falstaff, Peto, Bardolph, and Gadshill rob the travelers and are, in turn, robbed by Prince Hal and Poins in disguise.
Act 2, scene 3
Hotspur reads a letter from a nobleman who refuses to join the rebellion against King Henry. Lady Percy enters to…
Act 2, scene 4
At a tavern in Eastcheap, Prince Hal and Poins amuse themselves by tormenting a young waiter while waiting for Falstaff…
Act 3, scene 1
Hotspur, Worcester, Mortimer, and the leader of the Welsh rebels, Glendower, meet in Wales to make final the terms of…
Act 3, scene 2
Prince Hal reconciles himself with his father by swearing to fight the rebels and to defeat Hotspur.
Act 3, scene 3
Falstaff tries to swindle the Hostess of the inn. Prince Hal offers Falstaff a command in the infantry.
Act 4, scene 1
Hotspur, Worcester, and Douglas learn that Hotspur’s father, Northumberland, is too sick to join them in the coming battle. They…
Act 4, scene 2
Falstaff discloses to the audience how he has misused his commission as an officer to take money from men eager…
Act 4, scene 3
As Hotspur argues with his fellow commanders about when to fight, they are visited by Sir Walter Blunt, who brings…
Act 4, scene 4
The archbishop of York and Sir Michael, who sympathize with Hotspur, debate the chances of his success against the king’s…
Act 5, scene 1
Worcester and Vernon visit the king’s camp, where Worcester repeats the grievances that he says have led to the rebellion….
Act 5, scene 2
Worcester lies to Hotspur, telling him that the king made no offer of pardon and is ready to begin the…
Act 5, scene 3
The battle begins. Douglas kills Blunt, who is disguised as King Henry. Falstaff enters alone to disclose to the audience…
Act 5, scene 4
Prince Hal saves King Henry from death at the hands of Douglas. Hal then meets Hotspur. While they are fighting,…
Act 5, scene 5
The king’s forces having won, King Henry condemns Worcester and Vernon to death, and the king and his supporters prepare…
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