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The main plot of this play features a rebellion against King Henry IV which s eventually quashed. The king subsequently dies and his son Hal is crowned King Henry V. Scenes featuring the king and his sons alternate with scenes featuring Falstaff and his companions as they engage in merrymaking, drinking and cursing.
This is the third play in a quartet that also contains Richard II, Henry IV Part 1, and Henry V. I did not like this as much as the the first part of Henry IV. I read somewhere that ...more
This is the third play in a quartet that also contains Richard II, Henry IV Part 1, and Henry V. I did not like this as much as the the first part of Henry IV. I read somewhere that ...more
I guess it's almost too on brand for me to be like "Could we have way less of this particular dude and way more of these women in this story please."
Okay, look. The histories are just never going to be my faves. They tend to be drier, definitely less fun than the comedies and less moving (in general, with some exceptions) than the tragedies. The politics are so far removed from me in both time and place that it's hard to give a notable fuck about them. And they tend to drag on a bit. In this cas ...more
Okay, look. The histories are just never going to be my faves. They tend to be drier, definitely less fun than the comedies and less moving (in general, with some exceptions) than the tragedies. The politics are so far removed from me in both time and place that it's hard to give a notable fuck about them. And they tend to drag on a bit. In this cas ...more
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