Henry IV, Part I
by William Shakespeare
“The tavern or the throne: where does true honor lie?”
King Henry IV struggles to hold a splintering nation together while his heir, Prince Hal, wastes his days in taverns with the legendary rogue Falstaff. When the fiery rebel Hotspur rises to seize the throne, the prince must decide if he will remain a disappointment or transform into the warrior-king England desperately needs.
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