Henry IV, Part II Questions and Answers
Henry IV, Part II
By the end of Act 4, Scene 2 in Henry IV, Part II, what has happened to the rules of chivalry, particularly regarding...
By the end of Act 4, Scene 2, the traditional rules of chivalry have been abandoned, particularly by John of Lancaster. He deceitfully offers a truce to the rebels, promising to address their...
Henry IV, Part II
In Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2, has Hal, by banishing Falstaff, effectively banished the world? If so, how?
By banishing Falstaff, Hal symbolically banishes "all the world," exchanging a life of commonality and carefree joy for the burdens of kingship. Falstaff embodies laughter and the common man's world,...