Henry IV, Part II

Picking up where Henry IV, Part One left off after the Battle of Shrewsbury, Henry IV, Part Two is the story of England's King Henry IV during his final months of life, his reconciliation with his wayward heir, and his eventual death.Henry IV, Part II - William Shakespeare - Edited by Norman Holland William Hazlitt: From Characters of Shakespeare?s Plays
Sigmund Freud: From Jokes and Their Relationship to the Unconscious
Philip Williams: From The Birth and Death of Falstaff Reconsidered
Harold Jenkins: The Structural Problem in Shakespeare?s ?Henry the Fourth?
James L. Calderwood: From Metadrama in Shakespeare?s Henriad
Coppelia Kahn: From Man?s Estate: Masculine Identity in Shakespeare
Sidney Homan: ?Henry IV, Part II? on Stage and Screen

NEWLY ADDED ESSAYS:
Michael Goldman: History-Making in the Heriad

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was a poet, playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare's vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems; and 154 sonnets. His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.