Henry IV, Part 1 (Arkangel Complete Shakespeare)
While England is threatened by rebellion, King Henry's scapegrace son Hal haunts the taverns of London, accompanied by the dissolute Falstaff and his band of rogues. Will Hal own up to his duty as Prince of Wales, or will Falstaff's influence prove too strong? Performed by Julian Glover, Jamie...
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While England is threatened by rebellion, King Henry's scapegrace son Hal haunts the taverns of London, accompanied by the dissolute Falstaff and his band of rogues. Will Hal own up to his duty as Prince of Wales, or will Falstaff's influence prove too strong? Performed by Julian Glover, Jamie Glover, Richard Griffiths, and the Arkangel cast.
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ISBN:
9781932219098 (1932219099)
Publish date: March 22nd 2005
Publisher: Audio Partners
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre,
College,
Poetry
Series: Wars of the Roses (#2)
This was another play I read last year in my Shakespeare class, and one that I enjoyed quite a bit. The story and characters grew on me the more time I had to reflect on them, and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked reading one of Shakespeare’s historical plays. I’ve only touched his trag...
Thank God for Youtube. As I have said before reading a Shakespearian play that I have not seen on either stage or screen can be a difficult task at best. In fact reading any play that I have not seen on stage or screen can be difficult, since they are generally not meant to be read but performed. Th...
This play is most famous not for the character of King Henry IV, but for the interaction between Prince Hal and Falstaff. That's justly so, because you do have a tendency to forget that Henry IV is in it and he is the weakest part of the play. The most obvious interpretation of the play is that Prin...
Henry IV - Part 12/4 When King Henry is threatened by rebellion, Prince Hal must join him to defeat the rebels. From wiki:Hotspur: Sir Henry Percy KG (20 May 1364 – 21 July 1403) was the eldest son of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, and Margaret Neville, daughter of Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron...
Weird mix of propaganda for prince henry and life lessons from falstaff. Lukewarm read for me.