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Henry IV: Part One William Shakespeare ; edited by P. H. Davison

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: The New Penguin ShakespearePublication details: London Penguin Books 1996Description: 256 pISBN:
  • 9780140707182
Subject(s): Summary: The main plot of Henry IV, Part 1 deals with a Scottish challenge to King Henry IV led by Henry Percy ("Hotspur"), the son of the Earl of Northumberland. But just as important to the play is the subplot, consisting of several comic scenes in the Boars Head Tavern in Eastcheap in which Prince Hal, the heir to the thrown, carouses with his lowlife friends Poins, Jack Falstaff, Bardolph, and Francis the Page.
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The main plot of Henry IV, Part 1 deals with a Scottish challenge to King Henry IV led by Henry Percy ("Hotspur"), the son of the Earl of Northumberland. But just as important to the play is the subplot, consisting of several comic scenes in the Boars Head Tavern in Eastcheap in which Prince Hal, the heir to the thrown, carouses with his lowlife friends Poins, Jack Falstaff, Bardolph, and Francis the Page.

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