Henry IV, Part 2

Henry IV, Part 2, also called The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, Containing his Death and the Coronation of King Henry the Fifth, is a play written by William Shakespeare by 1599 which covers the continued adventures of Falstaff and Prince Hal, with the latter's eventual ascendency to the crown.

In 1997, Demona slightly misquoted Act III, Scene i of the play when she magically tracked the Manhattan Clan. ("Everywhere")

Real World Background

As with most of Shakespeare's history plays, the primary source that he is believed to have consulted the 1587 edition of Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland. It is also believed that Shakespeare was familiar with the anonymous 1594 play, The Famous Victories of Henry the Fifth.

Production Background

Unlike Gargoyles characters that are direct adaptations from other Shakespeare plays (most notably from Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream), Henry IV, Part 2's characters have been reinterpreted in the character analogues of Dingo, Falstaff, Pistol, Points, Mistress Doll, and Mistress Quickly. It is understood that, for example, Dingo's associate Falstaff is not the literal Sir John Falstaff of the Gargoyles Universe, although he does share the associated name of John Oldcastle.

See Also

• Henry IV, Part 2 at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia