This makes him an object of scorn to the nobles and calls into question his royal worthiness. Hal (the future Henry V) has forsaken the Royal Court to waste his time in taverns with low companions. "Henry IV", Part I, Act I, Scene 3, Hotspur and the Fop, Samuel John Egbert Jones (1828)Īdding to King Henry's troubles is the behaviour of his son and heir, the Prince of Wales.
Mistress Quickly – hostess of the Boar's Head Tavern.Sir John Falstaff – a knight who befriends Prince Hal.
John of Lancaster – represented in the play as the King's second son, although he was actually the third.Henry, Prince of Wales (nicknamed " Prince Hal" or "Harry") – eldest son of Henry IV.
King Henry the Fourth – King of England.