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A 5 page paper which examines the
use, and the significance of the use, of “tavern” in Shakespeare’s “Henry IV”
parts I and II. No additional sources cited.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAshakiv.rtf
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In many ways it serves as a foundation for understanding the characters in terms of their development and their maturation. In the first part we find that the tavern is
often discussed and the notion of drinking and essentially enjoying a good time is paramount to the characters lives. In the second part, however, we find a sense of maturity
has taken place, with the tavern being used as a meeting place rather than a place where the characters almost live. Interestingly enough, in the first part of Henry
IV we see the word "tavern" used several times, as it is a very important aspect of the characters lives. In the second part we do not find the word
used, but we find the tavern present as a meeting place. In the first the tavern is discussed outside the establishment, and in the second there is no discussion of
the tavern, so to speak. This clearly indicates a powerful shift, from the first part to the second in terms of the importance and significance of the tavern. It also
allows us the ability to see a foundation from which we can better understand the characters and their development. In first examining the development of the individuals within Shakespeares
plays we start with "Henry IV" part I. The first mention of "tavern" is in scene II where Falstaff is joking, presumably, with Henry, teasing him about his familiarity with
the tavern: "By the Lord, thou sayest true, lad. And is not my hostess of the tavern a most sweet wench?" (Shakespeare II ii). We see Henry presenting us with
an image of man, not unlike youth today who are talking about women they see in the bar: "As the honey of Hybla, my old lad of the castle" (Shakespeare
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