'Henry IV, Part 1' Best for First Timers

This 1596 Shakespeare history play is seminal as the first English drama to give equal prominence to the ruling class and the disreputable denizens of a dangerous neighborhood. The action moves back and forth between palace and downmarket public house until the two groups somewhat reconcile (this is only Part 1, after all) on a literal battlefield. Coming in Shakespeare’s progression between “Richard II&r…

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