Henry IV, Part 2

E63156

history play stage play

Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare that continues the story of King Henry IV’s troubled reign and Prince Hal’s journey toward kingship, blending political drama with the comic world of Falstaff and his companions.

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Label	Occurrences
Henry IV, Part 2 canonical	43
2 Henry IV	2
Henry IV, Part 2, Act 2	1
King Henry IV’s deathbed scene	1
The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth	1
William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2 (title phrase origin)	1
scenes from Henry IV, Part 2	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T504702 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Henry IV, Part 2
Context triple: [The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap, locatedInWork, Henry IV, Part 2]

A. Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the turbulent reign of King Henry IV and the coming-of-age of his son, Prince Hal, amid rebellion and political unrest in England.
B. Henry V (1989 film)
Henry V (1989 film) is a British historical war drama directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, adapting Shakespeare’s play about the young English king’s campaign in France during the Hundred Years’ War.
C. Message from the King
Message from the King is a 2016 neo-noir action thriller film in which Chadwick Boseman stars as a South African man who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his sister’s death.
D. The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that follows the humorous misadventures of Sir John Falstaff as he is outwitted by two clever married women in the English town of Windsor.
E. Lear
Lear is the surname of Norman Lear, the influential American television writer and producer known for creating groundbreaking sitcoms such as "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Henry IV, Part 2
Target entity description: Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare that continues the story of King Henry IV’s troubled reign and Prince Hal’s journey toward kingship, blending political drama with the comic world of Falstaff and his companions.

A. Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the turbulent reign of King Henry IV and the coming-of-age of his son, Prince Hal, amid rebellion and political unrest in England.
B. Henry V (1989 film)
Henry V (1989 film) is a British historical war drama directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, adapting Shakespeare’s play about the young English king’s campaign in France during the Hundred Years’ War.
C. Message from the King
Message from the King is a 2016 neo-noir action thriller film in which Chadwick Boseman stars as a South African man who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his sister’s death.
D. The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that follows the humorous misadventures of Sir John Falstaff as he is outwitted by two clever married women in the English town of Windsor.
E. Lear
Lear is the surname of Norman Lear, the influential American television writer and producer known for creating groundbreaking sitcoms such as "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	history play ⓘ stage play ⓘ
author	William Shakespeare ⓘ
containsTheme	aging and mortality ⓘ friendship and rejection ⓘ honour ⓘ kingship ⓘ political legitimacy ⓘ public image versus private self ⓘ responsibility ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ
dramaticFunction	bridges Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry V ⓘ
dramatisesReignOf	Henry IV of England ⓘ linked to: King Henry IV of England
featuresCharacter	Pistol ⓘ Poins ⓘ
featuresLocation	Eastcheap tavern ⓘ linked to: The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap Gaultree Forest ⓘ linked to: Barnsdale Forest Gloucestershire ⓘ London ⓘ linked to: London, England Westminster ⓘ linked to: City of Westminster
featuresScene	King Henry IV’s deathbed scene ⓘ linked to: Henry IV, Part 2 Prince Hal’s rejection of Falstaff ⓘ
focusesOn	Prince Hal’s maturation ⓘ decline of Falstaff ⓘ transition from rebellion to order ⓘ
followedBy	Henry V ⓘ linked to: Henry V (play)
follows	Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ
genre	chronicle history ⓘ historical drama ⓘ history ⓘ
language	Early Modern English ⓘ
literaryPeriod	Elizabethan era ⓘ linked to: English Renaissance
medium	theatre ⓘ
originalPerformanceVenue	likely the Globe Theatre in London ⓘ
partOf	Henriad ⓘ
principalCharacter	Doll Tearsheet ⓘ Justice Shallow ⓘ Justice Silence ⓘ King Henry IV ⓘ linked to: King Henry IV of England Lord Chief Justice ⓘ linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Mistress Quickly ⓘ Northumberland ⓘ Prince Hal ⓘ Prince John of Lancaster ⓘ Sir John Falstaff ⓘ
settingPeriod	early 15th century ⓘ late 14th century ⓘ
source	Holinshed’s Chronicles ⓘ linked to: Holinshed's Chronicles The Civil Wars by Samuel Daniel ⓘ
structure	five acts ⓘ

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Referenced by (50)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap → locatedInWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

William Shakespeare → notableWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Shakespeare quartos → includesEditionOf → 2 Henry IV ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 2

Henry IV, Part 1 → followedBy → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Sir John Falstaff → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Mistress Quickly → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Peto → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Henry V of England → portrayedIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Henry IV, Part 2 → featuresScene → King Henry IV’s deathbed scene ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 2

Bardolph → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Eastcheap, London → mentionedIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

First Folio of Shakespeare → containsWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Works of William Shakespeare → includesWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

subject linked to: works of William Shakespeare

Plump Jack → basedOn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Plump Jack → hasPart → scenes from Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 2

The Hollow Crown → basedOn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Chimes at Midnight → basedOn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

1 Henry IV → followedBy → 2 Henry IV ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 2

Henry V (play) → follows → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Be Prepared → basedOn → William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2 (title phrase origin) ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 2

Holinshed's Chronicles → influencedWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Pistol → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Pistol → appearsIn → The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 2

Boar’s Head Tavern → appearsInWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Eastcheap → mentionedIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Justice Shallow → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Doll Tearsheet → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Doll Tearsheet → firstAppearance → Henry IV, Part 2, Act 2 ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 2

Prince Hal → appearsInWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Lady Percy → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Poins → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Henriad → consistsOf → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

The King → basedOn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Henry V of England → culturalDepiction → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

subject linked to: King Henry V

Earl of Northumberland → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Prince John of Lancaster → portrayedIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Justice Silence → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Earl of Worcester → relatedWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Falstaff’s company → appearsInWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Richard II → followedBy → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

subject linked to: William Shakespeare's play "Richard II"

Ned Poins → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Hostess Quickly → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Orson Welles as Sir John Falstaff → adaptedFromWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Jeanne Moreau as Doll Tearsheet → basedOnWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Margaret Rutherford as Mistress Quickly → basedOnPlays → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Chronicles of Edward Hall → usedAsSourceFor → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

subject linked to: chronicles of Edward Hall

Scott Favor → inspiredBy → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Shakespearean histories → includesWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Shakespeare’s Richard II → followedBy → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Falstaff (libretto) → basedOn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

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