Bardolph

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Shakespearean character fictional character

Bardolph is a comic, hard-drinking companion of Sir John Falstaff in Shakespeare’s Henry IV plays, known for his fiery red, pimpled face.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Shakespearean character → fictional character →
allegiance	English army → Falstaff’s company →
appearsIn	Henry IV, Part 1 → Henry IV, Part 2 → Henry V → The Merry Wives of Windsor →
appearsWith	Mistress Quickly → Nym → Pistol → Prince Hal →
associatedTheme	drunkenness → honor and discipline in war → petty crime →
associatedWith	Sir John Falstaff →
causeOfDeath	execution for looting →
characterTrait	cowardly → hard-drinking → loyal to Falstaff → thievish →
comicFunction	butt of jokes about his red face →
creator	William Shakespeare →
crime	robbing a church →
diesIn	Henry V →
executedBy	order of King Henry V →
fictionalUniverse	Shakespearean history plays →
firstAppearance	Henry IV, Part 1 →
genre	Elizabethan drama →
languageOfWork	Early Modern English →
lastAppearance	Henry V →
literaryCategory	comic low-life character →
literaryPeriod	English Renaissance →
moralFunction	example of strict military justice in Henry V →
nationality	English →
notableFeature	face compared to a fire → face compared to a lantern →
occupation	retainer of Falstaff → soldier →
physicalCharacteristic	blotchy complexion → fiery red face → pimpled face →
roleInNarrative	comic relief →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Henry IV, Part 1 ("Prince Hal and Hotspur") → Henry IV, Part 1 ("Prince Hal and Falstaff") →	characterContrast
Mistress Quickly →	appearsAlongside
Peto →	associatedWith
The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap →	associatedWithCharacter
The Merry Wives of Windsor →	character
Henry IV, Part 1 →	mainCharacter