Henry IV, Part 2

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history play stage play

Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare that continues the story of King Henry IV’s troubled reign and Prince Hal’s journey toward kingship, blending political drama with the comic world of Falstaff and his companions.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
2 Henry IV	1
King Henry IV’s deathbed scene	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	history play ⓘ stage play ⓘ
author	William Shakespeare ⓘ
containsTheme	aging and mortality ⓘ friendship and rejection ⓘ honour ⓘ kingship ⓘ political legitimacy ⓘ public image versus private self ⓘ responsibility ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ
dramaticFunction	bridges Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry V ⓘ
dramatisesReignOf	King Henry IV of England ⓘ surface form: Henry IV of England
featuresCharacter	Pistol ⓘ Poins ⓘ
featuresLocation	The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap ⓘ surface form: Eastcheap tavern Barnsdale Forest ⓘ surface form: Gaultree Forest Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London City of Westminster ⓘ surface form: Westminster
featuresScene	Henry IV, Part 2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: King Henry IV’s deathbed scene Prince Hal’s rejection of Falstaff ⓘ
focusesOn	Prince Hal’s maturation ⓘ decline of Falstaff ⓘ transition from rebellion to order ⓘ
followedBy	Henry V (play) ⓘ surface form: Henry V
follows	Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ
genre	chronicle history ⓘ historical drama ⓘ history ⓘ
language	Early Modern English ⓘ
literaryPeriod	English Renaissance ⓘ surface form: Elizabethan era
medium	theatre ⓘ
originalPerformanceVenue	likely the Globe Theatre in London ⓘ
partOf	Henriad ⓘ
principalCharacter	Doll Tearsheet ⓘ Justice Shallow ⓘ Justice Silence ⓘ King Henry IV of England ⓘ surface form: King Henry IV Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales ⓘ surface form: Lord Chief Justice Mistress Quickly ⓘ Northumberland ⓘ Prince Hal ⓘ Prince John of Lancaster ⓘ Sir John Falstaff ⓘ
settingPeriod	early 15th century ⓘ late 14th century ⓘ
source	Holinshed's Chronicles ⓘ surface form: Holinshed’s Chronicles The Civil Wars by Samuel Daniel ⓘ
structure	five acts ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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

Bardolph → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Mistress Quickly → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Peto → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Sir John Falstaff → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

First Folio of Shakespeare → containsWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Henry IV, Part 2 → featuresScene → Henry IV, Part 2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Henry IV’s deathbed scene

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

Shakespeare quartos → includesEditionOf → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2 Henry IV

The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap → locatedInWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Eastcheap, London → mentionedIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

William Shakespeare → notableWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Henry V of England → portrayedIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ