short story

1. HenryIV,Part1isahistoryplaybyWilliam
Shakespeare,believedtohave
beenwrittennolaterthan1597.Itisthe
secondplayinShakespeare'stetralogy
dealingwiththesuccessivereignsof
RichardII,HenryIV(twoplays,
includingHenryIV,Part2),andHenryV.
HenryIV,Part1depictsaspanof
historythatbeginswithHotspur'sbattleat
HomildoninNorthumberland
againstDouglaslatein1402andendswith
thedefeatoftherebelsat
Shrewsburyinthemiddleof1403.[1]From
thestart,ithasbeenanextremely
popularplaybothwiththepublicandcritics[
HenryIVPart1

2. Henry IV, pt 1
Geneology
Edward III
Edward , the
Black Prince
Richard II
Duke of
Clarence
Duke of
Lancaster
Henry IV
HAL
daughterMortimer
named heir
by Richard
Mortimer’s sis
Lady Percy
Hotspur

3. Characters-TheKing’sParty
Themaincharactersaredividedinto
threegroups:
•KingHenrytheFourth–Kingof
England;
•Henry,PrinceofWales–eldest
sonofHenryIV;nicknamed"Hal"
or"Harry",
•JohnofLancaster–representedin
theplayastheKing'ssecond
son,althoughhewasactuallythe
third;called"John"byHal
•EarlofWestmorland
•SirWalterBlunt

4. Characters-Therebels
•HenryPercy,EarlofNorthumberland
•ThomasPercy,EarlofWorcester–
Northumberland'sbrother
•HenryPercy–Northumberland's
son,surnamedHotspur
•EdmundMortimer,EarlofMarch–
Hotspur'sbrother-in-lawandGlendower's
son-in-law
•OwenGlendower–leaderoftheWelsh
rebels
•Archibald,EarlofDouglas–leaderofthe
Scottishrebels
•SirRichardVernon
•Scroop,ArchbishopofYork
•SirMichael–afriendtotheArchbishopof
York

5. Characters-Eastcheap
•SirJohnFalstaff–acowardlyfat
knightwhobefriendsPrinceHal;a
fictionalcharacter.
•Poins–alsocalledNedand
Yedward
•Bardolph
•Peto
•MistressQuickly–hostessof
theBoar'sHeadTavern,whereHal
andhisfriendscongregate
•Francis–tapster
•Vintner–tavernkeeper
•Gadshill

6. Thestory-TheKing
•HenryBolingbroke–nowKingHenry
IV–ishavinganunquietreign.His
personaldisquietatthemurderofhis
predecessorRichardIIwouldbe
solvedbyajourneyorcrusadeto
theHolyLandtofightMuslims,but
skirmishesonhisborders
withScotlandandWalespreventthat.
•Moreover,hemistreatstheEarls
Northumberlandand
Worcester,headsofthePercy
family,andEdmund
Mortimer,theEarlofMarch.Thefirst
twohelpedhimtohisthrone,andthe
thirdclaimstohavebeenproclaimed
byRichard,theformerking,ashis
rightfulheir.

7. Thestory-ThePrince
•AddingtoKingHenry'stroublesisthe
behaviourofhissonandheir,the
PrinceofWales.Hal(thefutureHenry
V)hasforsakentheRoyalCourtto
wastehistimeintavernswithlow
companions.
•Thismakeshimanobjectofscornto
thenoblesandcallsintoquestionhis
royalworthiness.
•Hal'schieffriendandfoilinlivingthe
lowlifeisSirJohnFalstaff.
Fat,old,drunk,andcorruptashe
is,hehasacharismaandazestforlife
thatcaptivatesthePrince,bornintoa
worldofhypocriticalnicetiesand
mortalseriousness.

8. Therisingson
•AsHenryBolingbrokeismishandlingtheaffairsofstate,
hissonHalisjoking,anddrinkingwithFalstaffandhis
associates.HelikesFalstaffbutmakesnopretenseat
beinglikehim.
•Heenjoysinsultinghisdissolutefriendandmakessport
ofhimbyjoininginPoins’plottodisguisethemselvesand
robandterrifyFalstaffandthreefriendsofloottheyhave
stoleninahighwayrobbery,purelyforthefunof
watchingFalstafflieaboutitlater,afterwhichHalreturns
thestolenmoney.
•Ratherearlyintheplay,infact,Halinformsusthathis
riotoustimewillsooncometoaclose,andhewillreassume
hisrightfulhighplaceinaffairsbyshowing
himselfworthytohisfatherandothersthroughsome
(unspecified)nobleexploits.Halbelievesthatthissudden
changeofmannerwillamounttoagreaterrewardand
acknowledgmentofprince-ship,andinturn"earn"him
respectfromthemembersofthecourt.
•TherevoltofMortimerandthePercysveryquicklygives
himhischancetodojustthat.Thehighandthelowcome
togetherwhenthePrincemakesupwithhisfatherandis
givenahighcommand.Hevowstofightandkilltherebel
Hotspur,andordersFalstaff(whois,afterall,aknight)to
takechargeofagroupof"foot"-infantryandproceedto
thebattlesiteatShrewsbury.