Shakespeare For All

Henry IV 1 Part 3 - The Language

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Part 3 features close-readings of seven of the play’s most significant scenes and speeches. We trace the arc of Hal’s transformation throughout the play, from his first intention to “redeem[] time” to the thwarted realization of his intentions in the play’s climactic battle scene. We also share key moments with Henry IV, Falstaff, Hotspur, and Hotspur’s wife.

Speeches and Performers:

  • Hal, Act 1, “I know you all …” (Scott Ripley)
  • Lady Percy, Act 2, “O my good lord, why are you thus alone? …” (Kimisha Lewis)
  • Falstaff and Hal, Act 2, “But to say I know more harm in him …” (Scott Ripley)
  • King Henry IV, Act 3, “I know not whether God will have it so …” (Julian Glover)
  • Hal, Act 3, “Do not think so. You shall not find it so …” (Keith Hamilton Cobb)
  • Hotspur, Hal, and Falstaff, Act 5, “O Harry, thou hast robbed me of my youth …” (Scott Ripley)
  • King Henry IV, Henry IV Part 2, Act 3, “How many thousands of my poorest subjects …” (Julian Glover)


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