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Of Roys and kings: “The shadow of Succession”
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Of Roys and kings: “The shadow of Succession”

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Austin Tichenor
Austin Tichenor explores the copious Shakespearean echoes in HBO's Succession series, in which the Shakespearean actor Brian Cox plays a key role.
The King, Prince Hal, and Falstaff: Shakespeare’s father-son triangle onstage and onscreen
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The King, Prince Hal, and Falstaff: Shakespeare’s father-son triangle onstage and onscreen

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Austin Tichenor

Timothée Chalamet (Hal) in The King, 2019. IMDB One of Shakespeare’s most moving love triangles isn’t romantic, it’s filial. The tension between Prince Hal and his two father figures — King Henry IV and Sir John Falstaff — fuels both…

Lady Percy and Lady Mortimer in Henry IV, Part 1
Lady Percy and Hotspur
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Lady Percy and Lady Mortimer in Henry IV, Part 1

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Georgianna Ziegler
In Henry IV, Part 1, Shakespeare created Lady Percy and Lady Mortimer out of the fragments of history, giving them voices that appeal freshly to us today.
Fat rogue, pampered glutton: Two Falstaffian context clues
From Q0 of 1 Henry IV.
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Fat rogue, pampered glutton: Two Falstaffian context clues

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emma poltrack
Early versions of Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 1 show its immense popularity and point to Falstaff's origins as the real-life figure Sir John Oldcastle.
Chimes at Midnight: Orson Welles is Falstaff
Orson Welles as Falstaff in Chimes at Midnight
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Chimes at Midnight: Orson Welles is Falstaff

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Michael Anderegg
Chimes at Midnight, the 1966 film directed by and starring Orson Welles, constructs a rich, complex, and moving portrait of the larger-than-life Sir John Falstaff, who appears in three of Shakespeare’s plays and is among the best-known characters in all of literature.
Mistress Quickly: From Hostess in 'Henry IV Part 1' to Fairy Queen in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'
Falstaff and Mistress Quickly
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Mistress Quickly: From Hostess in 'Henry IV Part 1' to Fairy Queen in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'

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Georgianna Ziegler
The Hostess seems to have been a favorite character from the beginning, ruling the tavern where Prince Hal hangs out with Falstaff. Evidently aware of her popularity with audiences, Shakespeare developed her character further in later plays, where she evolves into Mistress Quickly.
Can you feel the Shakespeare love tonight?
The Lion King
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Can you feel the Shakespeare love tonight?

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Austin Tichenor
In many ways Simba resembles Prince Hal more than Hamlet, in that he’s also a headstrong prince who disobeys his father but ultimately learns to accept responsibility and claim his throne.
Drawing Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part 1
Drawing of the Folger bas-relief depicting a scene from Henry IV, Part 1
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Drawing Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part 1

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Paul Glenshaw

Drawing by Paul Glenshaw of the Folger bas-relief depicting a scene from Henry IV, Part 1 This is the tenth post in a series by artist Paul Glenshaw about drawing the bas-reliefs by sculptor John Gregory on the front of…

Play on! Yvette Nolan on translating 'Henry IV, Part 1'
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Play on! Yvette Nolan on translating 'Henry IV, Part 1'

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If you’ve been following the Shakespeare & Beyond blog, you’ll know that the Folger has been doing a monthly series of Q&As with some of the playwrights and dramaturgs involved with Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Play on! project to translate all…

How Shakespeare describes post-traumatic stress disorder
Lady Percy and Hotspur
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How Shakespeare describes post-traumatic stress disorder

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Shakespeare’s plays are full of battles dominated by men, but one of his most compelling speeches about the life of a soldier comes from a woman: Lady Percy in Henry IV, Part 1, speaking to her husband, Hotspur.
A Falstaff feast
Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor
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A Falstaff feast

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Esther French
Find Falstaff at Nebraska Shakespeare, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Shakespeare Dallas.