Henry IV part 1 Structure characters and themes

Henry IV, part 1 Structure, characters, and themes

Henry IV, pt 1 Geneology Edward III Edward , the Black Prince Duke of Clarence Mortimer named heir by Richard II Hotspur daughter Mortimer’s sis Lady Percy Duke of Lancaster Henry IV HAL

Henry IV, pt 1 Rebellion in Act 1, sc 1

Henry IV, pt 1 Rebellion in Act 5

Henry IV, pt 1 Structure • Act I -- first turning point • Hotspur, North, Wor desert Henry and join rebels • Act II - IV -- two sides gather allies – midpoint • Hal joins Henry – ends in 2 nd turning point • Hotspur lists grievances against Henry • Act V -- climax • Douglas vs. Henry, Hal vs. Hotspur

Henry IV, pt 1 Main plot/subplot structure Henry IV and rebels Battle of Shrewsbury Hal & Falstaff/robbers

Henry IV, pt 1 Main plot/subplot structure Henry IV 1. 1 1. 3 Hotspur 1. 1 3. 2 COURT 1. 3 2. 3 Henry 5. 1 5. 3 5. 5 Hotspur 3. 1 4. 3 5. 2 5. 4 BATTLEFIELD Falstaff 1. 2 Hal 1. 2 4. 2 2. 1 2. 2 2. 4 3. 2 5. 3 5. 4 Falstaff 3. 3 TAVERN 5. 1 4. 2 5. 1 Hal 5. 3 5. 4 5. 5

Henry IV, pt 1 Characters • Protagonist = Hal, perception of character changes • Antagonists • Henry IV, his view of Hal changes • Falstaff • Hotspur, physical antagonist • Secondary -- Reflection characters • Worcestor, Blunt, Vernon

Henry IV, pt 1 Compare Hal and Hotspur as warrior for Henry Hal as waistral Hal as fighter Hotspur dead

Henry IV, pt 1 Foils • Hal / Hotspur as characters – Henry / Falstaff -- father figures – Falstaff (staff/foot) vs. Hotspur (spur/horse) • compare particularly views on Honor • represent different kinds of exaggeration – Hotspur lives in world of abstractions – Falstaff in concrete world • Hotspur attacks Glendower; Hal just humorously exposes Falstaff’s exaggerations. Hotspur is intolerant; Hal is tolerant. • Action foiling -- fewer men w/Hotspur, more w/Henry • 2 views of the battlefield (4. 1 & 4. 2)

Henry IV, pt 1 Three Worlds Court Henry IV Tavern Falstaff past present HAL Battlefield Hotspur future

Henry IV, pt 1 Themes • • • honor debt/reclaiming redemption/reformation true/counterfeit time imagination/form

Henry IV, pt 1 -- Act I Scene 1 Court Henry IV Hotspur’s victory Scene 2 Tavern Hal wakes Falstaff robbery plan Scene 3 Court Henry IV Hotspur joins rebels

Henry IV, pt 1 -- Act II Scene 1 Gadshill Scene 2 Robbers Robbed Scene 3 Hotspur Scene 4 Falstaff

Henry IV, pt 1, Act II, scene 4 where Hotspur Falstaff as Henry was in sc 3 Hal

Henry IV, pt 1 -- Act III Scene 1 Hotspur and rebels divide up England Scene 2 Henry confronts Hal MIDPOINT SCENE Scene 3 Hal and Falstaff

Henry IV, pt 1 -- Act IV Scene 1 Hotspur & Worcester Scene 2 Falstaff’s army Scene 3 Hotspur in camp Vernon’s description of Hal Scene 4 Archbishop of York

Henry IV, pt 1 -- Act V Scene 1 Henry promises pardon for rebels Scene 2 rebels prepare for battle Scene 4 Henry and Douglas Hal rescues Henry Hal and Hotspur Douglas and Falstaff Scene 3 Douglas and Sir Walter Blunt Scene 5 End of Battle of Shrewsbury plans for other rebels

Henry IV, pt 1, Act V, scene 4 Douglas vs. Falstaff Hal vs. Hotspur