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Henry IV, Part 2 - Characters in the Play

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Henry IV, Part 2 - Characters in the Play
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Characters in the Play

Characters in the Play
Rumor, Presenter of the Induction
King Henry IV, formerly Henry Bolingbroke
Prince Hal, Prince of Wales and heir to the throne, later King Henry V
John of Lancaster
Thomas of Clarence
Humphrey of Gloucester
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younger sons of King Henry IV
Earl of Northumberland, Henry Percy
Northumberland’s wife
Lady Percy, widow of Hotspur
Richard Scroop, Archbishop of York
Lord Mowbray
Lord Hastings
Lord Bardolph
Travers
Morton
Sir John Colevile
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in rebellion against
King Henry IV
Earl of Westmoreland
Earl of Warwick
Earl of Surrey
Sir John Blunt
Gower
Harcourt
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supporters of King Henry IV
Lord Chief Justice
Sir John Falstaff
Poins
Bardolph
Peto
Pistol
Falstaff’s Page
Hostess of the tavern (also called Mistress Quickly)
Doll Tearsheet
Justice Robert Shallow
Justice Silence
Davy, servant to Shallow
Mouldy
Shadow
Wart
Feeble
Bullcalf
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men of Gloucestershire
Fang
Snare
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London officers
Epilogue
Drawers, Musicians, Beadles, Grooms, Messenger, Soldiers, Lords, Attendants, Page, Porter, Servants, Officers