Henry IV, Part 1

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Elizabethan drama history play play

Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the turbulent reign of King Henry IV and the coming-of-age of his son, Prince Hal, amid rebellion and political unrest in England.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Henry V (Falstaff’s circle referenced)	1
play extempore scene in Henry IV, Part 1	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Elizabethan drama ⓘ history play ⓘ play ⓘ
author	William Shakespeare ⓘ
centralTheme	coming of age ⓘ honour ⓘ kingship ⓘ political legitimacy ⓘ rebellion ⓘ
characterContrast	Bardolph ⓘ surface form: Prince Hal and Falstaff Bardolph ⓘ surface form: Prince Hal and Hotspur
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ
dramatises	Percy rebellion ⓘ
featuresEvent	Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ
firstPublicationForm	quarto ⓘ
followedBy	Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ Henry V (play) ⓘ surface form: Henry V
follows	King Richard II of England ⓘ surface form: Richard II
genre	drama ⓘ history ⓘ
hasCharacterType	comic knight ⓘ rebellious nobleman ⓘ wayward prince ⓘ
includedIn	First Folio of Shakespeare ⓘ surface form: First Folio
includesSetting	The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap ⓘ surface form: Eastcheap tavern battlefield ⓘ royal court ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryPeriod	English Renaissance ⓘ
mainCharacter	Bardolph ⓘ Earl of Northumberland ⓘ Earl of Worcester ⓘ Henry Percy ⓘ Hotspur ⓘ King Henry IV of England ⓘ surface form: King Henry IV Lady Percy ⓘ Owen Glendower ⓘ Peto ⓘ Poins ⓘ Prince Hal ⓘ Sir John Falstaff ⓘ
originalMedium	stage play ⓘ
partOfSeries	Henriad ⓘ
setDuring	reign of King Henry IV ⓘ
setInCentury	15th century ⓘ
setInLocation	England ⓘ
setInPeriod	reign of Henry IV of England ⓘ
source	Holinshed's Chronicles ⓘ
structure	five acts ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bardolph → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Mistress Quickly → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Peto → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Sir John Falstaff → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

First Folio of Shakespeare → containsWork → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Bardolph → firstAppearance → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Mistress Quickly → firstAppearance → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Peto → firstAppearance → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Sir John Falstaff → firstAppearance → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap → firstKnownAppearance → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Henry IV, Part 2 → follows → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap → locatedInWork → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Eastcheap, London → mentionedIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Sir John Falstaff → notableScene → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

this entity surface form: play extempore scene in Henry IV, Part 1

William Shakespeare → notableWork → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Henry V of England → portrayedIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Peto → relatedWork → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry V (Falstaff’s circle referenced)