#Full recording of king henry iv part 1 full#

Meanwhile, over at the Boar's Head Tavern in Eastcheap London, Falstaff parties it up with Mistress Quickly and his favorite prostitute, Doll Tearsheet. He can always come back to England once the other rebels have done most of the dirty work. After giving the old guy a major guilt trip, Lady Percy and her mother-in-law, Lady Northumberland, manage to convince him to run away to Scotland instead of participating in the new rebellion. Up in Northumberland at Warkworth castle, Lady Percy (Hotspur's widow) lays into her father-in-law for not backing up his son at the battle at Shrewsbury. (Did we mention that the king is ill?) Hal says he can't even show his sadness about his father's illness in public because it would make him look like a big hypocrite (since he's spent most of his life acting like a hoodlum and thumbing his nose at his dad). Plus, he's feeling bummed that his old man, King Henry IV, is so sick. Yet, it's not appropriate for him to hang with the commoners anymore because he's about to be king. On the one hand, Hal's grown fond of his low-life pals (especially the cheap beer they drink). Meanwhile, Prince Hal laments to his friend Poins that he's in a tough spot. Falstaff, of course, manages to worm his way out of yet another jam by sweet talking Mistress Quickly and making promises he'll never keep. (Prince Hal stabbed Hotspur in the guts and then Falstaff came along, after Hotspur died, and stabbed him the thigh for good measure.) Later, in London, Mistress Quickly files a legal suit against Falstaff, who has managed to swindle her out of a bunch of money by promising to marry her. Hotspur tried that at Shrewsbury and it didn't work out so well for him. (Henry IV has appointed his son, Prince John of Lancaster, to lead the king's army.) The rebels decide it's probably not such a good idea to run headlong into battle. While Falstaff is busy being saucy with the Lord Chief Justice, the rebel leaders gather at the Archbishop's (Scroop's) palace in York to discuss their strategy against King Henry IV. Falstaff worms his way out of trouble by pointing out that he happens to be an important guy, a war hero in fact, and he's needed in the king's army since there's more civil rebellion brewing. Meanwhile, in London, the Lord Chief Justice confronts Falstaff about his role in the robbery at Gads Hill (which went down earlier in Henry IV Part 1). Scroop) who happens to be plotting another rebellion against King Henry IV. But, before he can do anything silly, his pals convince him to hook up with the Archbishop of York (a.k.a. When he finally learns that his son is dead, he gets all riled up (miraculously overcoming his recent illness) and calls for bloody and apocalyptic revenge. As Rumour has promised, the Earl of Northumberland hears conflicting news about the outcome of the battle at Shrewsbury. Not sure where Warkworth Castle is? Check out this nifty map, which can be enlarged with the click of your mouse. First stop, the Earl of Northumberland's castle (Warkworth), where Northumberland has been pretending to be sick while his son Hotspur and the rebel army have been getting slaughtered by King Henry IV's forces. Rumour likes to hitch rides on the wind as it blows around the world, spreading nasty rumors about war in every language.

#Full recording of king henry iv part 1 full#

Rumour appears on stage wearing a robe that's 'painted full of tongues' and tells us to open our ears because they're about to be 'stuff' with a bunch of lies, compliments of Rumour. If you need a more detailed brush-up on what went down in the two previous plays, Richard II and Henry IV Part 1, be sure to check out our 'Summary' of Henry IV Part 1, but then come right back. Even though King Henry IV's army mopped the floor with the rebels at the battle at Shrewsbury (at the end of Henry IV Part 1), he hasn't yet wrangled up the stray rebel leaders, who are busy plotting to overthrow him. Let's begin with a Super Brief Recap of where things stand at the end of Henry IV Part 1. Read the full text of Henry IV Part 2 with a side-by-side translation HERE.