Henry IV, part 1

1. Henry IV, part 1 Structure, characters, and themes

2. Henry IV, pt 1Geneology Edward III Duke of Clarence Edward , the Black Prince Duke of Lancaster Mortimer named heir by Richard daughter Henry IV Mortimer’s sis Lady Percy HAL Richard II Hotspur

3. Henry IV, pt 1Rebellion in Act 1, sc 1

4. Henry IV, pt 1Rebellion in Act 5

5. Henry IV, pt 1Structure • Act I -- first turning point • Hotspur, North, Wor desert Henry and join rebels • Act II - IV -- two sides gather allies • midpoint • Hal joins Henry • ends in 2nd turning point • Hotspur lists grievances against Henry • Act V -- climax • Douglas vs. Henry, Hal vs. Hotspur

6. Henry IV, pt 1 Main plot/subplot structure Henry IV and rebels Battle of Shrewsbury Hal & Falstaff/robbers

7. Henry IV, pt 1 Main plot/subplot structure Henry IV 1.1 1.3 3.2 Henry COURT Hotspur 5.1 5.3 5.5 Hotspur 1.1 1.3 2.3 3.1 4.1 4.3 5.2 5.4 BATTLEFIELD Falstaff 4.2 5.1 5.3 5.4 Falstaff 1.2 2.1 2.2 2.4 3.3 4.2 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.5 TAVERN Hal Hal 1.2 2.1 2.2 2.4 3.2

8. Henry IV, pt 1Characters • Protagonist = Hal, perception of character changes • Antagonists • Henry IV, his view of Hal changes • Falstaff • Hotspur, physical antagonist • Secondary -- Reflection characters • Worcestor, Blunt, Vernon

9. Henry IV, pt 1 Compare Hal and Hotspur Hal as fighter Hotspur as warrior for Henry Hotspur dead Hal as waistral

10. Henry IV, pt 1Foils • Hal / Hotspur as characters • Henry / Falstaff -- father figures • Falstaff (staff/foot) vs. Hotspur (spur/horse) • compare particularly views on Honor • represent different kinds of exaggeration • Hotspur lives in world of abstractions • Falstaff in concrete world • Hotspur attacks Glendower; Hal just humorously exposes Falstaff’s exaggerations. Hotspur is intolerant; Hal is tolerant. • Action foiling -- fewer men w/Hotspur, more w/Henry • 2 views of the battlefield (4.1 & 4.2)

11. Henry IV, pt 1 Three Worlds CourtTavernBattlefield Henry IV Falstaff Hotspur past present future HAL

12. Henry IV, pt 1Themes • honor • debt/reclaiming • redemption/reformation • true/counterfeit • time • imagination/form

13. Henry IV, pt 1 -- Act I Scene 1 Court Henry IV Hotspur’s victory Scene 3 Court Henry IV Hotspur joins rebels Scene 2 Tavern Hal wakes Falstaff robbery plan

14. Henry IV, pt 1 -- Act II Scene 1 Gadshill Scene 3 Hotspur Scene 4 Falstaff Scene 2 Robbers Robbed

15. Henry IV, pt 1, Act II, scene 4 where Hotspur was in sc 3 • Falstaff as Henry Hal

16. Henry IV, pt 1 -- Act III Scene 1 Hotspur and rebels divide up England Scene 2 Henry confronts Hal MIDPOINT SCENE Scene 3 Hal and Falstaff

17. Henry IV, pt 1 -- Act IV Scene 1 Hotspur & Worcester Scene 3 Hotspur in camp Vernon’s description of Hal Scene 4 Archbishop of York Scene 2 Falstaff’s army

18. Henry IV, pt 1 -- Act V Scene 3 Douglas and Sir Walter Blunt Scene 1 Henry promises pardon for rebels Scene 2 rebels prepare for battle Scene 5 End of Battle of Shrewsbury plans for other rebels Scene 4 Henry and Douglas Hal rescues Henry Hal and Hotspur Douglas and Falstaff

19. Henry IV, pt 1, Act V, scene 4 Douglas vs. Falstaff Hal vs. Hotspur