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Henry IV, Part 2

c. 1597–1598

Hal prepares to be king, and the rejection of Falstaff is the price of the crown.

Start reading — Act 1, Scene 1 →

Scenes

Act 1

1.1 The same. 1.2 London. A street. 1.3 York. The Archbishop’s palace.

Act 2

2.1 London. A street. 2.2 London. Another street. 2.3 Warkworth. Before the castle. 2.4 London. The Boar’s head Tavern in Eastcheap.

Act 3

3.1 Westminster. The palace. 3.2 Gloucestershire. Before Justice Shallow’s house.

Act 4

4.1 Yorkshire. Gaultree Forest. 4.2 Another part of the forest. 4.3 Another part of the forest. 4.4 Westminster. The Jerusalem Chamber. 4.5 Another chamber.

Act 5

5.1 Gloucestershire. Shallow’s house. 5.2 Westminster. The palace. 5.3 Gloucestershire. Shallow’s orchard. 5.4 London. A street. 5.5 A public place near Westminster Abbey.

Dramatis personæ

RUMOUR the Presenter.

HENRY PRINCE OF WALES, afterwards King Henry the Fifth.

THOMAS DUKE OF CLARENCE.

DAVY Servant to Shallow.

MOULDY SHADOW, WART, FEEBLE, and BULLCALF, recruits.

MISTRESS QUICKLY hostess of a tavern in Eastcheap.

INDUCTION