Henry IV (Part 2) by William Shakespeare

Author:William Shakespeare
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: 1564-1616, William, Irish, Plays, Welsh, English, General, Drama, Literary Criticism, Shakespeare, Scottish, Great Britain
ISBN: 9780812969252
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Published: 2009-08-11T07:00:00+00:00

Lines 363–480: Falstaff meets with a rebel knight, Coleville, and persuades him to surrender, relying on his false reputation for having killed Hotspur (seeHenry IV Part I). Prince John and his followers arrive, and the prince accuses Falstaff of keeping out of the way until everything is over. Falstaff argues that he has, with “pure and immaculate valour,” taken Coleville prisoner, but the prince remains cynical. Westmorland brings the news that the rebels have retreated, and Prince John sends Coleville to be executed. Falstaff asks permission to go to Gloucester and begs the prince to give a “good report” of him to the court. Prince John agrees, reluctantly, and leaves. Alone, Falstaff muses on the prince’s dislike of him, blaming his “sober-blooded” disposition on the fact that he “drinks no wine.” He dwells on the faults of those who do not drink, and, through this roundabout and lengthy diatribe, passes negative comment on both the prince and King Henry, who both have “cold blood” and are like “lean, sterile and bare land.” He leaves for Gloucester, aiming to get money from Justice Shallow.

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