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Article: Shakespeare's 'Henry IV, part 2.'
- Article from:
- The Explicator
- Article date:
- March 22, 1995
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After having tried various methods of controlling or silencing Falstaff's boisterous voice throughout 1 and 2 Henry IV, Prince Hal at last seems to succeed in doing so as their relationship draws to a close. After the coronation, he refuses to allow Falstaff to speak with him, saying "Reply not to me with a fool-born jest" (5.5.55). Hal not only banishes Falstaff in this same scene, but makes assurance double-sure by surreptitiously having him arrested and sent to the Fleet. These strong measures register Hal's dedication to his new role as monarch. As Clifford Geertz observes, "royal progresses (of which ... coronation is but the first) locate the society's center and ...
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...MY FIRST attempt at any sort of proper acting was for the National Youth Theatre, playing Falstaff. I was spectacularly miscast, a six- foot- tall, lanky, spotty 17-year-old attempting to play the greatest comic creation ...
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