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Shakespeare plays PRINCE HAL, the future Henry V


Illustration: Shakespeare plays Prince Hal dressed in medieval style; he looks in awe as he places the crown on his head, his finger-tips still on its rim Thumbnail: Shakespeare on stage.  Use as a link to the full-size illustration

Seeing the crown lying next to the sleeping Henry IV, and thinking he is dead, Hal puts it on. This annoys his father very much when he wakes a few moments later.
Henry IV part 2
Act 4 Scene 5


What King Henry said
about Prince Hal:


"He hath a tear for pity, and a hand open as day for charity; yet, being incensed, he's flint, as humorous as winter."

Henry IV part 2
Act 4 Scene 4

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