King Henry IV (Part 1&2) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. With the Analysis of King Henry the Fourth's CharacterBy William Shakespeare, William Hazlitt
Length7h 29m
About this audiobook
Bringing together the two parts of King Henry IV, this volume presents Shakespeare's expansive meditation on kingship, rebellion, honor, and political inheritance. Moving between court, battlefield, tavern, and roadside, the plays combine chronicle history, high rhetoric, comic improvisation, and searching moral drama. Their range is embodied in the contrast between dynastic crisis and the exuberant world of Falstaff, with scenes of civil war, princely self-fashioning, and social satire forming one of the richest achievements of English historical drama. Shakespeare writes within the tradition of the English history play, transforming national chronicle into a layered exploration of legitimacy and identity. William Hazlitt's critical presence adds a Romantic-era perspective, attentive to character, imagination, and dramatic vitality. Together, playwright and critic illuminate how Renaissance political theatre continued to speak to later literary culture, linking questions of authority, performance, and conscience across periods. This edition is recommended for readers seeking both the pleasure of dramatic narrative and the insight of literary interpretation. It offers a compelling opportunity to encounter Shakespeare's historical imagination alongside reflective critical engagement, encouraging study of its varied voices, tonal shifts, and enduring debates about power, loyalty, wit, and moral responsibility.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length7 hrs 29 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 3, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Shakespeare's Henriad - Complete Tetralogy (Annotated)
26King Henry IV, Second Part
2Introduction
27DRAMATIS PERSONAE
3Synopsis
28INDUCTION
4Historical Context
29ACT I.
5King Henry IV, The First Part
30SCENE II. London. A street.
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6DRAMATIS PERSONAE
31SCENE III. York. The Archbishop’s palace.
7ACT I.
32ACT II.
8SCENE II. The same. An Apartment of Prince Henry’s.
33SCENE II. London. Another street.
9SCENE III. The Same. A Room in the Palace.
34SCENE III. Warkworth. Before the castle.
10ACT II.
35SCENE IV. London. The Boar’s-head Tavern in Eastcheap.
11SCENE II. The Road by Gadshill.
36ACT III.
12SCENE III. Warkworth. A Room in the Castle.
37SCENE II. Gloucestershire. Before Justice Shallow’s house.
13SCENE IV. Eastcheap. A Room in the Boar’s-Head Tavern.
38ACT IV.
14ACT III.
39SCENE II. Another part of the forest.
15SCENE II. London. A Room in the Palace.
40SCENE III. Another part of the forest.
16SCENE III. Eastcheap. A Room in the Boar’s-Head Tavern.
41SCENE IV. Westminster. The Jerusalem Chamber.
17ACT IV.
42SCENE V. Another chamber.
18SCENE II. A public Road near Coventry.
43ACT V.
19SCENE III. The Rebel Camp near Shrewsbury.
44SCENE II. Westminster. The palace.
20SCENE IV. York. A Room in the Archbishop’s Palace.
45SCENE III. Gloucestershire. Shallow’s orchard.
21ACT V.
46SCENE IV. London. A street.
22SCENE II. The Rebel Camp.
47SCENE V. A public place near Westminster Abbey.
23SCENE III. Plain between the Camps.
48EPILOGUE.
24SCENE IV. Another Part of the Field.
49Analysis of King Henry IV
25SCENE V. Another Part of the Field.
50Analysis
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