Henry IV Part 2

Roles

• Justice Shallow
• Justice Silence

About this piece

Justice Shallow and Justice Silence share stories of their past

Summary

n 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. In this scene we find two rich country men, Justice Shallow and Justice Silence, who are also cousins, waiting for Falstaff, an old friend of theirs, as he is going to pass by their town, looking for recruits. They talk about various topics and share funny stories from their time in college in London where they met Falstaff.

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