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King Henry IV, Part One Reader 1 King Henry IV, Part One Reader 1 1.1. 1.2.: Prince Henry of Wales (Hal) 1.3. 2.1. 2.2.: Prince Henry of Wales (Hal) 2.3. 2.4.: Prince Henry of Wales (Hal) 3.1. 3.2.: Prince Henry of Wales (Hal) 3.3.: Prince Henry of Wales (Hal) 4.1. 4.2.: Prince Henry of Wales (Hal) 4.3. 4.4. 5.1.: Prince Henry of Wales (Hal) 5.2. 5.3.: Prince Henry of Wales (Hal) 5.4.: Prince Henry of Wales (Hal) 5.5.: Prince Henry of Wales (Hal) King Henry IV, Part One Reader 1 of 11 © shakespeareteacher.com King Henry IV, Part One Reader 2 1.1. 1.2.: Sir John Falstaff 1.3. 2.1. 2.2.: Sir John Falstaff 2.3. 2.4.: Sir John Falstaff 3.1. 3.2. 3.3.: Sir John Falstaff 4.1. 4.2.: Sir John Falstaff 4.3. 4.4. 5.1.: Sir John Falstaff 5.2. 5.3.: Sir John Falstaff 5.4.: Sir John Falstaff 5.5. King Henry IV, Part One Reader 2 of 11 © shakespeareteacher.com King Henry IV, Part One Reader 3 1.1. 1.2.: Poins 1.3. 2.1. 2.2.: Poins 2.3. 2.4.: Poins 3.1.: Edmund Mortimer (Earl of March) 3.2. 3.3. 4.1.: Archibald (Earl of Douglas) 4.2. 4.3.: Archibald (Earl of Douglas) 4.4. 5.1. 5.2.: Archibald (Earl of Douglas) 5.3.: Archibald (Earl of Douglas) 5.4.: Archibald (Earl of Douglas) 5.5. King Henry IV, Part One Reader 3 of 11 © shakespeareteacher.com King Henry IV, Part One Reader 4 1.1. 1.2. 1.3.: Henry Percy (Hotspur) 2.1. 2.2. 2.3.: Henry Percy (Hotspur) 2.4. 3.1.: Henry Percy (Hotspur) 3.2. 3.3. 4.1.: Henry Percy (Hotspur) 4.2. 4.3.: Henry Percy (Hotspur) 4.4. 5.1. 5.2.: Henry Percy (Hotspur) 5.3.: Henry Percy (Hotspur) 5.4.: Henry Percy (Hotspur) 5.5. King Henry IV, Part One Reader 4 of 11 © shakespeareteacher.com King Henry IV, Part One Reader 5 1.1. 1.2. 1.3.: Henry Percy (Earl of Northumberland) 2.1. 2.2.: Bardolph 2.3. 2.4.: Francis, Bardolph 3.1. 3.2. 3.3.: Bardolph 4.1. 4.2.: Bardolph 4.3. 4.4.: Sir Michael 5.1. 5.2.: Second Messenger 5.3. 5.4. 5.5. King Henry IV, Part One Reader 5 of 11 © shakespeareteacher.com King Henry IV, Part One Reader 6 1.1.: King Henry IV 1.2. 1.3.: King Henry IV 2.1.: Chamberlain 2.2. 2.3.: Servant 2.4.: Sheriff 3.1. 3.2.: King Henry IV 3.3. 4.1. 4.2. 4.3. 4.4. 5.1.: King Henry IV 5.2. 5.3. 5.4.: King Henry IV 5.5.: King Henry IV King Henry IV, Part One Reader 6 of 11 © shakespeareteacher.com King Henry IV, Part One Reader 7 1.1. 1.2. 1.3.: Thomas Percy (Earl of Worcester) 2.1. 2.2.: First Traveller 2.3. 2.4. 3.1.: Thomas Percy (Earl of Worcester) 3.2. 3.3. 4.1.: Thomas Percy (Earl of Worcester) 4.2. 4.3.: Thomas Percy (Earl of Worcester) 4.4. 5.1.: Thomas Percy (Earl of Worcester) 5.2.: Thomas Percy (Earl of Worcester) 5.3. 5.4. 5.5.: Thomas Percy (Earl of Worcester) King Henry IV, Part One Reader 7 of 11 © shakespeareteacher.com King Henry IV, Part One Reader 8 1.1. 1.2. 1.3.: Sir Walter Blunt 2.1.: Ostler 2.2.: Peto 2.3. 2.4.: Peto 3.1. 3.2.: Sir Walter Blunt 3.3. 4.1. 4.2. 4.3.: Sir Walter Blunt 4.4. 5.1. 5.2. 5.3.: Sir Walter Blunt 5.4. 5.5. King Henry IV, Part One Reader 8 of 11 © shakespeareteacher.com King Henry IV, Part One Reader 9 1.1.: Westmoreland 1.2. 1.3. 2.1.: First Carrier 2.2. 2.3.: Lady Percy 2.4.: Carrier 3.1.: Lady Percy 3.2. 3.3. 4.1. 4.2.: Westmoreland 4.3. 4.4. 5.1. 5.2.: First Messenger 5.3. 5.4.: Westmoreland 5.5. King Henry IV, Part One Reader 9 of 11 © shakespeareteacher.com King Henry IV, Part One Reader 10 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 2.1.: Second Carrier 2.2.: Second Traveller 2.3. 2.4.: Vintner, Mistress Quickly (Hostess) 3.1.: Lady Mortimer (Speaks only in Welsh) 3.2. 3.3.: Mistress Quickly (Hostess) 4.1.: Sir Richard Vernon 4.2. 4.3.: Sir Richard Vernon 4.4. 5.1. 5.2.: Sir Richard Vernon 5.3. 5.4. 5.5. King Henry IV, Part One Reader 10 of 11 © shakespeareteacher.com King Henry IV, Part One Reader 11 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 2.1.: Gadshill 2.2.: Gadshill 2.3. 2.4.: Gadshill 3.1.: Owen Glendower 3.2. 3.3. 4.1.: Messenger 4.2. 4.3. 4.4.: Archbishop of York 5.1. 5.2. 5.3. 5.4.: Lord John of Lancaster 5.5.: Lord John of Lancaster King Henry IV, Part One Reader 11 of 11 © shakespeareteacher.com .
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