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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…

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.
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.