
Henry IV (Part Two)
William Shakespeare(Author)
HarperCollins (Publisher)
Published on 22. July 1996
Audio
Audio cassette
978-0-00-105050-1 (ISBN)
Description
God knows, my son, by what by-paths and indirect crook'd ways I met this crown; and I myself know well how troublesome it sat upon my head. To thee, it shall descend with better quiet, better opinion, better confirmation! Following his victory at the battle of Shrewsbury that ended Part 1, King Henry now finds that he must deal with a rebellion by Scroop, Hastings and Mowbray. They are eventually tricked into disbanding their army and are sentenced to death. Henry is finally secure on the throne, but it has come too late: he is dying. The play ends with the accession of his son, Prince Hal, as Henry V. The new king immediately reforms, renouncing his dissolute lifestyle; and when his former companion Sir John Falstaff hastens to London in the belief that the new king will show him favour he is cruelly disillusioned. Harry Andrews, Richard Johnson and Sir Anthony Quayle lead a distinguished cast in this powerful production.
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Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Dimensions
Height: 139 mm
Width: 106 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Duration
Dauer: 180 min
Weight
110 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-105050-1 (9780001050501)
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William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest playwright the world has seen. He produced an astonishing amount of work; 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 5 poems. He died on 23rd April 1616, aged 52, and was buried in the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford.