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Historical Works of William Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I: Act IV

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Shakespeare, William

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Brennen, Joseph E
Affiliation: Chairman, Department Of English, Fordham University

Henry IV, Part I: Act IV

Act IV: Scene 1

Act IV is the shortest act of the play. The first scene opens at the
rebel camp near Shrewsbury, and things are happening very rapidly. Hotspur and
Douglas, who are very much alike, are conversing, and Hotspur compliments
Douglas by remarking that "not a soldier of this season's stamp" goes so
"general current through the world," using once more his warcoinage metaphor.
Douglas repays the compliment, calling young ...

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