LITERATURE QUESTIONS
CULTURAL AND LITERARY ENGLISH RENAISSANCE
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“Henry IV, Part I”
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“Henry IV, Part II”
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“Titus Andronicus”
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Falstaff appears in three of Shakespeare’s plays: Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sir John Falstaff, one of the most famous comic characters in all English literature, who appears in four of William Shakespeare’s plays. Entirely the creation of Shakespeare, Falstaff is said to have been partly modeled on Sir John Oldcastle, a soldier and the martyred leader of the Lollard sect.
Detailed explanation-3: -Falstaff is dishonest and cowardly, boastful and narcissistic. At the same time, he is intelligent and insightful. He has a great command of language and repartee. All that makes for a great, watchable character in a play.
Detailed explanation-4: -Old, fat, lazy, selfish, dishonest, corrupt, thieving, manipulative, boastful, and lecherous, Falstaff is, despite his many negative qualities, perhaps the most popular of all of Shakespeare’s comic characters.
Detailed explanation-5: -For example, the character ‘Bardolph’ appears in the the most plays of any characters, including Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, and The Merry Wives of Windsor.