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nightfox
nightfox
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Who is Bardolph?

his personality and also his attitude towards henry and falstaff.

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Posted by nightfox on Tuesday April 17, 2007 at 3:39 AM and tagged with character, henry vi, part 2.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
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    Bardolph is one of Falstaff and Prince Hal's buddies, in the days when Hal is hanging out in low class taverns (in Henry IV, Part I, for example). Bardolph is a thief, a drunk, and a coward. His face is marked with "carbuncles," which makes him the butt of jokes for the other men, and he mostly just takes it, suggesting a passive nature. His passivity is also seen in how he lets Falstaff set the story, and then goes along with it. Because he does go along with it, he's also a liar, though not a very good one.

    He is eventually hanged for looting.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/henry/36304
    http://www.enotes.com/henryv/36390

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    Posted by gbeatty on Tuesday April 17, 2007 at 7:59 AM