When news of a second rebellion arrives, Falstaff joins the army again, and goes to the country to raise forces. Falstaff tries to talk his way out of it, but Hal is unconvinced. Falstaff is embarrassed when his derogatory remarks are overheard by Hal, who is present disguised as a musician. After Falstaff ejects Pistol, Doll asks him about the Prince. He has a relationship with Doll Tearsheet, a prostitute, who gets into a fight with Ancient Pistol, Falstaff's ensign. He then adopts the pretense of being a much younger man than the Chief Justice: "You that are old consider not the capacities of us that are young." Finally, he asks the Chief Justice for one thousand pounds to help outfit a military expedition, but is denied. As the Chief Justice attempts to question Falstaff about a recent robbery, Falstaff insists on turning the subject of the conversation to the nature of the illness afflicting the King. Falstaff at first feigns deafness in order to avoid conversing with him, and when this tactic fails pretends to mistake him for someone else. The Lord Chief Justice enters, looking for Falstaff. He then complains of his insolvency, blaming it on "consumption of the purse." They go off, Falstaff vowing to find a wife "in the stews" (i.e., the local brothels). Falstaff delivers one of his most characteristic lines: "I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men." Falstaff promises to outfit the page in "vile apparel" (ragged clothing). Falstaff enquires what the doctor has said about the analysis of his urine, and the page cryptically informs him that the urine is healthier than the patient. He first appears followed by a new character, a young page whom Prince Hal has assigned him as a joke. King Henry IV, Part II: Sir John Falstaff with His Page (Act I, Scene ii), Edwin Austin Abbey (1905)įalstaff is still drinking and engaging in petty criminality in the London underworld. The tone of much of the play is elegiac, focusing on Falstaff's age and his closeness to death, which parallels that of the increasingly sick king. However, unlike Part One, Hal's and Falstaff's stories are almost entirely separate, as the two characters meet only twice and very briefly. Its focus is on Prince Hal's journey toward kingship, and his ultimate rejection of Falstaff. The play picks up where Henry IV, Part 1 left off. William Silence, Justice Silence's son at university.Sneak, band leader (may have been an actual Renaissance band leader).Ursula, former paramour of John Falstaff.Messengers, musicians, soldiers, attendants, etc.Mistress Quickly – hostess of the tavern.Lady Percy – widow of Henry 'Hotspur' Percy, Northumberland's son.Lady Northumberland – Northumberland's wife.
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