England will suffer and go ill, when his own strong hand is removed by coming death. All this sorrow, this fear, this love for his country, find expression in his noble, passionate, reproving appeal to his son. We can realise the sorrow gnawing at his heart when we understand that, knowing how wrongly he snacht the crown, he sees, as a sort of consequence, only strife and dissoluteness in the future days of England. Hal's repentance, however, is complete, and the promise of better days is given. 66 "In connexion with the season of the play, Ellacombe says: 'There is one flower-note in Act II., sc. iv., where the Hostess says to Falstaff, “Fare thee well! I have known thee these twenty-five years come peascod time," of which it can only be said that it must have been spoken at some other time than summer. It is impossible to determine the season of the play from its references to plants and flowers '" (New Shaks. Soc. Trans., 1880–6, p. 73). Warkworth. Opposites DAVY, Servant to Shallow. FANG and SNARE, Sheriff's A Porter. LADY NORTHUMBERLAND. Lords, and Attendants; Officers, Soldiers, Messenger, Drawers, Beadles,_ Grooms, &c., RUMOUR, the Presenter, A Dancer, Speaker of the Epilogue. SCENE-ENGLAND INDUCTION Before NORTHUMBERLAND'S Castle Enter RUMOUR, painted full of tongues Rum. Open your ears; for which of you will stop The vent of hearing when loud Rumour speaks ? That the blunt monster with uncounted heads, Among my household? Why is Rumour here? Who in a bloody field by Shrewsbury Hath beaten down young Hotspur and his troops, Quenching the flame of bold rebellion Even with the rebels' blood. But what mean I To speak so true at first? my office is Than they have learned of me: from Rumour's tongues They bring smooth comforts false, worse than true wrongs. ACT FIRST [Exit. SCENE I.-The Same Enter Lord BARDOLPH L. Bard. Who keeps the gate here? ho! The Porter opens the gate Where is the earl Port. What shall I say you are? |