Falstaff’s company
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Falstaff’s company is the ragtag band of disreputable followers and drinking companions who surround Sir John Falstaff in Shakespeare’s history plays.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Falstaff’s company canonical | 1 |
| Falstaff’s entourage | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character group
ⓘ
fictional group ⓘ supporting characters ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Henry IV, Part 1
ⓘ
Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
1 Henry IV
ⓘ
surface form:
King Henry IV
Prince Hal ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap
ⓘ
surface form:
Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| characteristic |
comic
ⓘ
cowardly in battle ⓘ disreputable ⓘ hard-drinking ⓘ ragtag ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
drinking
ⓘ
tavern brawls ⓘ thievery ⓘ witty banter ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Bardolph
ⓘ
Doll Tearsheet ⓘ Gadshill ⓘ Mistress Quickly ⓘ Nym ⓘ Peto ⓘ Pistol ⓘ Poins ⓘ Sir John Falstaff ⓘ various unnamed drawers and tapsters ⓘ |
| influences | later depictions of comic soldiers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | history play ⓘ |
| nationalContextInFiction | England ⓘ |
| relatedTheme |
cowardice
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ honor ⓘ social class ⓘ tavern life ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
comic relief
ⓘ
foil to courtly honor ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | reign of Henry IV of England ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.