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Historical Works of William Shakespeare: The Second Part Of King Henry IV: Act 3

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

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Barasch, Frances K.
Affiliation: Assistant Professor Of English, City University Of New York

The Second Part Of King Henry IV: Act 3

Act III: Scene i

As the third act opens, the King is seen onstage for the first time in
the play. He is in his dressing gown and is spending a sleepless night in the
Palace at Westminster. His first move is to send a page for the Earls of
Surrey and Warwick with whom he plans to discuss the rebellion. As soon as he
is alone, he voices his troubled thoughts:

How many thousand of my poorest subjects
Are at ...

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