King Henry IV

CliffsComplete King Henry IV, Part 1 follows the play's alternating comic and serious scenes as a young prince rebels against his father, who happens to be king, until he must go to the king's aid to stamp out the rebellion of nobles.  

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• A look at Early Modern England intellectual, religious, political, and social context
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