The cast of Henry IV, Part 2
The people who make Henry IV, Part 2 move — what they want, who they love, who they hate, and how each one fits the story. Tap any name to read more.
father; brother; brother; brothers
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Prince Henry (eldest son, future Henry V); Thomas of Clarence (younger son); Humphrey of Gloucester (younger son)s
Widow (implied by "Mistress")s
Son of Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk (executed in Richard II)s
Father of the dead Hotspur; father-in-law to Lady Percys
King Henry IV (father); Thomas of Clarence (brother); Humphrey of Gloucester (brother)s
Cousin Silence (fellow justice); niece Ellen (godchild)s
Cousin to Justice Shallows
Other characters
Sir John Falstaff
Aging knight and false counselor; the dying world of appetite and misrule · Over sixty; in physical decline
Ancient Pistol
Blustering soldier and comic braggard; Falstaff's loud, incompetent companion
Bardolph
Falstaff's red-faced companion and servant; minor comic foil and loyal follower
Doll Tearsheet
A sex worker and companion to Falstaff; embodies the tavern's vitality and crude honesty
Poins
Prince Hal's witty companion and fellow tavern dweller
Warwick
Loyal counselor and voice of measured reason; mediator between crown and rebels
Archbishop of York
Ecclesiastical rebel leader who weaponizes religion to justify political insurrection
Westmoreland
Royal ambassador and peacemaker; voice of the king's authority in negotiation · Middle-aged
Lord Bardolph
Rebel nobleman and messenger; herald of false tidings and military despair
Lord Hastings
Rebel nobleman; voice of caution and strategic argument within the insurgent council
Page
Falstaff's young attendant and messenger; comic foil to the aging knight
Davy
Justice Shallow's servant and estate manager; shrewd pragmatist
Fang
Debt collector and officer of the law
Francis Feeble
Reluctant soldier and woman's tailor, symbol of common courage
Servant
Falstaff's attendant; messenger and functionary
Morton
Messenger bearing news of Hotspur's death at Shrewsbury
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