Henry IV, Part 2

E63156

history play stage play

Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare that continues the story of King Henry IV’s troubled reign and Prince Hal’s journey toward kingship, blending political drama with the comic world of Falstaff and his companions.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Henry IV, Part 2 canonical	33
2 Henry IV	2
Henry IV, Part 2, Act 2	1
King Henry IV’s deathbed scene	1
The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth	1
William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2 (title phrase origin)	1
scenes from Henry IV, Part 2	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T504702 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Henry IV, Part 2
Context triple: [The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap, locatedInWork, Henry IV, Part 2]

A. Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the turbulent reign of King Henry IV and the coming-of-age of his son, Prince Hal, amid rebellion and political unrest in England.
B. Henry V (1989 film)
Henry V (1989 film) is a British historical war drama directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, adapting Shakespeare’s play about the young English king’s campaign in France during the Hundred Years’ War.
C. Message from the King
Message from the King is a 2016 neo-noir action thriller film in which Chadwick Boseman stars as a South African man who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his sister’s death.
D. The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that follows the humorous misadventures of Sir John Falstaff as he is outwitted by two clever married women in the English town of Windsor.
E. Lear
Lear is the surname of Norman Lear, the influential American television writer and producer known for creating groundbreaking sitcoms such as "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Henry IV, Part 2
Target entity description: Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare that continues the story of King Henry IV’s troubled reign and Prince Hal’s journey toward kingship, blending political drama with the comic world of Falstaff and his companions.

A. Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the turbulent reign of King Henry IV and the coming-of-age of his son, Prince Hal, amid rebellion and political unrest in England.
B. Henry V (1989 film)
Henry V (1989 film) is a British historical war drama directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, adapting Shakespeare’s play about the young English king’s campaign in France during the Hundred Years’ War.
C. Message from the King
Message from the King is a 2016 neo-noir action thriller film in which Chadwick Boseman stars as a South African man who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his sister’s death.
D. The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that follows the humorous misadventures of Sir John Falstaff as he is outwitted by two clever married women in the English town of Windsor.
E. Lear
Lear is the surname of Norman Lear, the influential American television writer and producer known for creating groundbreaking sitcoms such as "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	history play ⓘ stage play ⓘ
author	William Shakespeare ⓘ
containsTheme	aging and mortality ⓘ friendship and rejection ⓘ honour ⓘ kingship ⓘ political legitimacy ⓘ public image versus private self ⓘ responsibility ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ
dramaticFunction	bridges Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry V ⓘ
dramatisesReignOf	King Henry IV of England ⓘ surface form: Henry IV of England
featuresCharacter	Pistol ⓘ Poins ⓘ
featuresLocation	The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap ⓘ surface form: Eastcheap tavern Barnsdale Forest ⓘ surface form: Gaultree Forest Gloucestershire ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London City of Westminster ⓘ surface form: Westminster
featuresScene	Henry IV, Part 2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: King Henry IV’s deathbed scene Prince Hal’s rejection of Falstaff ⓘ
focusesOn	Prince Hal’s maturation ⓘ decline of Falstaff ⓘ transition from rebellion to order ⓘ
followedBy	Henry V (play) ⓘ surface form: Henry V
follows	Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ
genre	chronicle history ⓘ historical drama ⓘ history ⓘ
language	Early Modern English ⓘ
literaryPeriod	English Renaissance ⓘ surface form: Elizabethan era
medium	theatre ⓘ
originalPerformanceVenue	likely the Globe Theatre in London ⓘ
partOf	Henriad ⓘ
principalCharacter	Doll Tearsheet ⓘ Justice Shallow ⓘ Justice Silence ⓘ King Henry IV of England ⓘ surface form: King Henry IV Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales ⓘ surface form: Lord Chief Justice Mistress Quickly ⓘ Northumberland ⓘ Prince Hal ⓘ Prince John of Lancaster ⓘ Sir John Falstaff ⓘ
settingPeriod	early 15th century ⓘ late 14th century ⓘ
source	Holinshed's Chronicles ⓘ surface form: Holinshed’s Chronicles The Civil Wars by Samuel Daniel ⓘ
structure	five acts ⓘ

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Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap → locatedInWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

William Shakespeare → notableWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Shakespeare quartos → includesEditionOf → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2 Henry IV

Henry IV, Part 1 → followedBy → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Sir John Falstaff → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Mistress Quickly → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Peto → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Henry V of England → portrayedIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Henry IV, Part 2 → featuresScene → Henry IV, Part 2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Henry IV’s deathbed scene

Bardolph → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Eastcheap, London → mentionedIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

First Folio of Shakespeare → containsWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

works of William Shakespeare → includesWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

subject surface form: Works of William Shakespeare

Plump Jack → basedOn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Plump Jack → hasPart → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

this entity surface form: scenes from Henry IV, Part 2

The Hollow Crown → basedOn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Chimes at Midnight → basedOn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

1 Henry IV → followedBy → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2 Henry IV

Henry V (play) → follows → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Be Prepared → basedOn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

this entity surface form: William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2 (title phrase origin)

Holinshed's Chronicles → influencedWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Pistol → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth

Boar’s Head Tavern → appearsInWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Eastcheap → mentionedIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Justice Shallow → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Doll Tearsheet → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Doll Tearsheet → firstAppearance → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry IV, Part 2, Act 2

Prince Hal → appearsInWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Lady Percy → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Poins → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Henriad → consistsOf → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

The King → basedOn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

King Henry V → culturalDepiction → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry V of England

Earl of Northumberland → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Prince John of Lancaster → portrayedIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Justice Silence → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Earl of Worcester → relatedWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

Falstaff’s company → appearsInWork → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

William Shakespeare's play "Richard II" → followedBy → Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ

subject surface form: Richard II

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