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Henry IV Part 2
By William Shakespeare - Stage play
Roles
- Lady Percy - Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50), Female
About this piece
Lady Percy reprimands the Earl of Northumberland
Summary
In Henry IV part 1 King Henry IV had to deal with a rebel army trying to depose him. The king's army had fought the rebel army, led by Hotspur, at Shrewsbury. Part 2 starts with the rebels losing the battle against the king but they soon reorganize under the leadership of the Archbishop of York, Thomas Mowbray, Lord Hastings and Lord Bardolph. Among the people fIghting for the king we find Falstaff, a funny, aging small time criminal who is also good friends with Prince Henry, the king's son, with whom he spends time at various taverns. Falstaff gets the credit for having killed Hotspur, the leader of rebel army, even if Prince Henry actually did it. He gets a lot of respect for it and is later called to recruit an army to keep fighting the rebel army. This scene takes place at the Earl of Northumberland's castle. He is Hotspur father and he tells Lady Percy, Hotspur's widow, that he is planning to help the rebel army by sending his troops to fight the king's army. Lady Percy reprimands him for not sending his troops earlier when his son needed his help. He is now dead and she argues that to go to war now would be pointless.
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