King henry iv part 2: third series, paperback (3rd ed.)/william shakespeare

Contributor(s): Author: William Shakespeare Editor: James C.

Bulman Editor: Ann Thompson More troubled and troubling than King Henry IV Part 1 , the play continues the story of King Henrys decline and Hals reform.

Though Part 2 echoes the structure of the earlier play, it is a darker and more unsettling world, in which even Falstaffs revelry is more tired and cynical, and the once-merry Hal sloughs off his tavern companions to become King Henry V.

James C.

Bulmans authoritative edition provides a wealth of incisive commentary on this complex history play.