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- Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare and is eulogised in a fourth. His significance as a fully developed character is primarily formed in the plays Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, where he is a companion to Prince Hal, the future King Henry V of England.
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A master of punning and wordplay, Falstaff provides most of the comedy in the play, just as he does in Henry IV, Part 2, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Henry V). He redeems himself largely through his real affection for Prince Harry, whom, despite everything, he seems to regard as a real friend.
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In Henry IV Part 1 Falstaff is the leisure companion of the young Prince Hal who frequents the tavern where Falstaff and his often disreputable friends and associates – thieves, swindlers, prostitutes – hang out, eating and drinking and planning their petty criminal projects. It’s a great play, partly because it is a drama with very serious themes ...
Falstaff’s next appearance is in Henry IV Part 2. Hal, as King Henry V, assumes the dignities and responsibilities of the crown at the end of the play. He is approached by his old companion, Falstaff, looking for favours. In one of the most famous moments in Shakespeare’s plays, Hal publicly rejects the old man, as well as his disreputable gang.
In Henry V we don’t see Falstaff as a dramatic character but instead, we get a moving account of his death. First, we see his friends talking about his condition. He is seriously il: they say he is dying of a broken heart because King Henry has rejected him. One of his women friends says, “The king has killed his heart.” and everyone nods in agreem...
According to tradition Queen Elizabeth so enjoyed Falstaff that she commanded Shakespeare to write another play about him. It’s a lovely tradition but unsupported by any evidence. However, the tradition may have sprung up more as a focused liking for Falstaff by London theatre-goers. Indeed, Shakespeare wrote a play with Falstaff as the principle c...
The better part of valour is discretion– Henry 1V Part 1, Act 5, Scene4 Hal, if I tell thee a lie, spit in my face, call me horse― Henry 1V Part 1, Act 2 Scene 4 A man of my kidney– The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 3 Scene 5 I hope good luck lies in odd numbers– The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 5 Scene 1 O powerful Love, that in some respects makes a...
Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare and is eulogised in a fourth. His significance as a fully developed character is primarily formed in the plays Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, where he is a companion to Prince Hal, the future King Henry V of England.
An examination of Falstaff and what makes him Shakespeare's greatest comedic character.
Jul 31, 2015 · As that conflict develops, Prince Hal—Henry IV’s son and heir—carouses in a tavern and plots to trick the roguish Sir John Falstaff and his henchmen, who are planning a highway robbery. Hal and a companion will rob them of their loot—then wait for Falstaff’s lying boasts.
Henry V. I know thou dost. Falstaff. But to say I know more harm in him than in myself, were to say more than I know. That he is old, the more the pity, his white hairs do witness it; but that he is, saving your reverence, a whoremaster, that I utterly deny. If sack and sugar be a fault, God help the wicked! if to be old and merry be a
Jul 31, 2015 · Falstaff comes in telling a story about having been robbed by a large body of men with whom he fought bravely. Hal then reveals that it was he and Poins who robbed Falstaff. A messenger arrives from King Henry to summon Hal to court. Falstaff and Hal stage mock versions of the scene to take place between Hal and his father.
