Henry IV, Part I

by William Shakespeare from c. 1597

About

King Henry IV faces rebellion from the Percy family, led by the fiery Hotspur, while his wayward son Prince Hal carouses with the fat, roguish Sir John Falstaff at the Boar's Head Tavern. Hal's eventual choice to honor his royal duty culminates in his defeat of Hotspur at the Battle of Shrewsbury.

Henry IV, Part I

Characters
34
Words
23.2k
Acts
5
Duration
~2 hr 54 min

Characters

#CharacterPlayerLines
1
PRINCE HAL
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180
2
SIR JOHN FALSTAFF
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161
3
HOTSPUR
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113
4
KING HENRY IV
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40
5
EARL OF WORCESTER
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39
6
POINS
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36
7
HOSTESS
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24
8
OWEN GLENDOWER
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24

19 sections

23.2k words
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Act 1
1
Act 1 Scene 1
8036:01
2
Act 1 Scene 2
1.7k12:54
3
Act 1 Scene 3
2.3k17:08
Act 2
4
Act 2 Scene 1
7715:47
5
Act 2 Scene 2
7996:00
6
Act 2 Scene 3
9707:17
7
Act 2 Scene 4
4.3k31:53
Act 3
8
Act 3 Scene 1
2k14:49
9
Act 3 Scene 2
1.2k9:21
10
Act 3 Scene 3
1.6k12:13
Act 4
11
Act 4 Scene 1
1.1k8:00
12
Act 4 Scene 2
6644:59
13
Act 4 Scene 3
8716:32
14
Act 4 Scene 4
3112:20
Act 5
15
Act 5 Scene 1
1k7:37
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Act 5 Scene 2
7705:47
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Act 5 Scene 3
5053:47
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Act 5 Scene 4
1.2k9:16
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Act 5 Scene 5
3272:27