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Henry IV, Part 1
William Shakespeare
Study Guide
NO FEAR
Translation
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Act I, scene i
Act I, scene ii
Act I, scene iii
Act II, scenes i–iii
Act II, scene iv
Act II, scene v
Act III, scene i
Act III, scene ii
Act III, scene iii
Act IV, scenes i–ii
Act IV, scenes iii–iv
Act V, scenes i–ii
Act V, scenes iii–v
Characters
Character List
Prince Harry
Sir John Falstaff
King Henry IV
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Act 1, scene i
Act 1, scene ii
Act 1, scene iii
Act 2, scenes i-iii
Act 2, scene iv
Act 2, scene v
Act 3, scene i
Act 3, scene ii
Act 3, scene iii
Act 4, scenes i-ii
Act 4, scenes iii-iv
Act 5, scenes i-ii
Act 5, scenes iii-v
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Context Quiz
Further Study
Context Quiz
1
of 5
Henry IV, Part 1 forms the second part of a ___part series of plays.
Four
Five
Six
Seven
2
of 5
This play is part of a series that deals with the rise of which royal house?
Windsor
Lancaster
Plantagenet
Tudor
3
of 5
When is the play set?
1202-1203
1302-1303
1402-1403
1502-1503
4
of 5
Who is the arrogant soldier figure from ancient Greek and Roman comedy that is recognized as influencing Falstaff's character?
Adulescens
The Lord of Misrule
Parasitus
Miles gloriosus
5
of 5
Shakespeare's primary source for the play is generally agreed to be Raphael Holinshed's ___of England's, Scotland, and Ireland.
Annuls
Kings
Chronicles
Histories
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