Lex-Ham Community Theater Shakespeare reading series: Henry IV

Lex-Ham Community Theater
Shakespeare Reading Series
Henry IV - part 2

Complete the story of the reign of King Henry IV - now quite ill, the development of Prince Hal into his future role, and the earthy antics of Sir John Falstaff.

Enjoy the malapropisms such as "temporality", "continuantly", and "bastardly" as only Mistriss Quickly can say.

Take pleasure in Doll Tearsheet's terms of endearment such as "fustian rascal", "muddy conger", and "paper-faced villian".

This is a true morality play with characters such as Shallow, Fang, and Feeble.

Some good references for the play are:

The Story Text of the play SparkNotes summary of the play Britannia.com - Henry IV	Background information Shakespeare timeline The reign of Henry IV See paintings of Henry IV and his contemporaries
Sources Raphael Holinshead's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland.	Film Versions Henry IV - part 2 (1979) BBC

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Last updated: 06/08/02