The play follows three groups of characters who initially interact only indirectly. These groups grow closer as the play progresses, coming together at the climax during the Battle of Sh… See more

Shakespeare's primary source for Henry IV, Part 1, as for most of his chronicle histories, was … See more

1 Henry IV was almost certainly in performance by 1597, given the wealth of allusions and references to the Falstaff character.[further explanation needed] The earliest rec… See more