"During
Shakespeare's lifetime, Henry
IV was his most
popular play. Today, Sir John Falstaff still towers above Shakespeare's
other comic inventions."
--The quote is from Oxford
University Press.
"Two men
confront each other. Their swords clash. And, in an instant, the future
of a nation is decided. Who are these adversaries? Prince Hal, the
royal heir who spends more time in a tavern than at court. His rival
Hotspur, the warrior who outshines him in battle and in the king's
eyes. They battle for nothing less than England itself. They are caught
up in the great drama that is history."
--The quote is from Georgia
Shakespeare Festival.
"The label history play is almost a misnomer when
used to describe Shakespeare's plays about the English kings, not only
because he played fast and loose with the facts but also because the
term conjures up in the popular mind the image of a historical
documentary. In fact, these plays run the gamut of the human condition
in all its sacred and profane, tragic and comic, beautiful and ugly
aspects that characterize the comedies, tragedies, or romances. One
critic even described Henry I V as "the broadest, the most varied, and
in some ways the richest champaign in Shakespeare's extensive empire."
--The quote is from Illinois
Shakespeare Festival.
"The sweeping spectacle of bloody rebellion, bawdy
buffoonery and the young rascal who would be king."
--The quote is from Shakespeare
& Compary.
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