The Oxford Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part II Oxford World´s Classics
The Oxford Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part II Oxford World´s Classics This edition offers a fully modernized text of one of Shakespeare's most fascinating plays. Far from being the impoverished country…
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The Oxford Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part II Oxford World´s Classics
This edition offers a fully modernized text of one of Shakespeare's most fascinating plays. Far from being the impoverished country cousin of an illustrious work, Part 2 introduces unforgettable new characters like Pistol and Shallow, and memorable minor players such as Doll Tearsheet and the reluctant Goucestershire recruits. Henry IV, Part 2 is the only play in the canon whose structure almost exactly mirrors that of its predecessor, and thereby affords unique perspectives on Shakespeare's art and craft.
Although he is now politically distanced from Hal, he looms larger than ever as a mischievous figure who never ceases to fascinate with his unique blend of native wit, inventiveness, and corruption. Above all, it gives us more Falstaff. Through a radical reconsideration of the play's text(s) and date, it is argued here for the first time that the character of