Gadshill

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Gadshill is a roguish highwayman and companion of Sir John Falstaff in Shakespeare’s history plays, known for his involvement in comic robberies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character
fictional character
highwayman
alignmentWithLaw outlaw
appearsInGenre drama
appearsInSubgenre history play
appearsInWork Henry IV, Part 1 NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Bardolph NERFINISHED
Peto NERFINISHED
Poins NERFINISHED
Prince Hal NERFINISHED
Sir John Falstaff NERFINISHED
centuryOfCreation 16th century
characterType roguish
countryOfOriginOfWork England NERFINISHED
creator William Shakespeare
firstAppearance Henry IV, Part 1, Act 1 NERFINISHED
genre history play character
hasTrait boastful
cowardly at times
opportunistic
involvedInEvent Gads Hill robbery NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Early Modern English NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod English Renaissance NERFINISHED
medium theatre
moralAlignmentInFiction comic villain
narrativeFunction comic relief
nationalityInFiction English
occupationInFiction highwayman
robber
partOfGroup Falstaff’s companions NERFINISHED
roleInPlot comic robber
settingOfActivities Gads Hill NERFINISHED

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