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

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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 V

Act V: Scene 1

The Fifth Act brings all the groups together on the stage and weaves
together the various thematic strands which have threaded through the
separate but analogous careers of the rebels, the rioters, and the royalists.
The first scene is set in the King's camp near Shrewsbury. The King, Prince
Henry, Prince John, Falstaff, and Blunt are present. Henry and the Prince
comment on the ominous appearance of the bloody ...

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