RSC Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part 2

　　故事背景仍由亨利四世與諾森布蘭伯爵家族間的戰爭開始，在一連串的戰爭相關的情節中，還穿插了福斯托夫這個人，這個處處招搖撞騙、油嘴滑舌的福斯托夫，一直是跟隨在皇子罕爾身邊的人物。一連串血腥的內戰結束後，亨利四世卻也病倒了，再如何精於計謀的老亨利四世，最終也敵不過上帝的召喚，只能在病中將皇位傳給皇子罕爾，也就是亨利五世。

Review

　　Footnotes at the bottom of each page gloss unfamiliar items of vocabulary, paraphrase tricky meanings and uncover bawdy puns. There is a universe to be found in these annotations: the Renaissance world of power and fate, sex and death, language and philosophy.' - Times Educational Supplement

Product Description

　　Offers material to help readers understand the play - "Henry IV, Part 2" on the page and in performance, including interviews with Shakespearean directors Michael Boyd and Adrian Noble and actor Michael Pennington, and student-friendly scene-by-scene analysis.