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Historical Works of William Shakespeare: The Second Part Of King Henry IV: Act 5

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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 5

Act V: Scene i

The scene is now Gloucestershire. Shallow, Falstaff, Bardolph, and the
page are seen in a room in Justice Shallow's house. In response to Falstaff's
pretense that he must hasten away, Shallow insists over and over again that he
shall not be excused.

Comment:

Notice that the tragic scene in which the King is carried to his death
chamber is followed by an entirely new situation in the comic ...

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