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1	!!As the plays are OlderThanSteam and based on historical events, and as most twists in Shakespeare's plots are now [[ItWasHisSled widely known]], all spoilers on this page are [[Administrivia/SpoilersOff unmarked]].
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3	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ShakespearesHenryIV.jpg]]
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5	->''"I am the Prince of Wales, and thinke not ''Percy'',\
6	To share with me in glory any more:\
7	Two Starres keepe not their motion in one Sphere,\
8	Nor can one England brooke a double reigne,\
9	Of ''Harry Percy'', and the Prince of Wales."''
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11	[[AC:See '''''Theatre/HenryIVPart1''''' and '''''Theatre/HenryIVPart2''''' for summaries and example lists of the plays.]]
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13	''Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2'' are a duology of history plays by Creator/WilliamShakespeare, describing the transformation of Prince Hal (the future Theatre/HenryV) from a mischievous scoundrel to a [[SeriousBusiness Serious King]] [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Who Is Serious.]] His transformation is catalyzed by a series of rebellions: Hal's father, the titular Henry IV, usurped the English throne from Theatre/RichardII, and a number of his nobles--including Harry "Hotspur" Percy, set up as a {{Foil}} to Hal--find it politically convenient to be unhappy about this.
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15	Hal's companion in scoundrelhood, Sir John Falstaff, is one of Shakespeare's most beloved characters.
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17	Adaptations of these plays are sadly rare and hard to find; most of them seem to focus on Falstaff. These include:
18	* ''Film/ChimesAtMidnight'', an Creator/OrsonWelles movie
19	* ''Falstaff'', a Verdi opera (based on Falstaff-centric spinoff ''The Merry Wives of Windsor''.)
20	* ''Film/MyOwnPrivateIdaho,'' a modern-language adaptation, with rentboys
21	* The BBC series ''Series/TheHollowCrown'' adapts both parts, as well as ''Richard II'' and ''Henry V''.

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