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    King Henry IV: Part 1

    Written by William Shakespeare

    Narrated by Marlowe Society, Anthony Jacobs, Corin Redgrave and Paul Scofield

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    One of Shakespeare's most popular plays is here performed by The Marlowe Society with Anthony Jacobs, Corin Redgrave, Paul Scofield and many other very fine actors. The story itself follows on from that of Shakespeare's Richard II (also available in this series) and begins with Hotspur's battle at Homildon against the Douglas late in 1402 and ends with the defeat of the rebels at Shrewsbury in the middle of 1403. Within those boundaries are many familiar themes; having ascended to the throne Henry begins to doubt the loyalty of his friends and amplifies the power of his enemies. But Henry must move to quell those who might usurp him....
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Copyright Group
    Release dateJan 1, 2014
    ISBN9781783940448
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    William Shakespeare

    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.

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    • 3/5
      I must seek out a performance (either live or video) of this play to judge it better. I have difficulty with Shakespeare's language and ended up resorting to Sparknotes' "No Fear Shakespeare" in order to follow what was happening. Falstaff didn't strike me as humorous at all but Shakespeare's comic relief is another thing I struggle with unless I see it in performance.
    • 4/5
      So many insults -- so much confusion -- intertwined scenes primarily of battle sights and brothels -- Falstaff: Zounds, will they not rob us. -- the problems of becoming King by force.