HENRY V: THE MACHIAVELLIAN PRODUCTION OF AN IDEAL KING by Oana Alis Zaharia

“…The present paper aims to analyse the Machiavellian power strategy that Prince Hal, the new King Henry V, develops in Henry V in order to construct a legitimate self-image. …”
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“Whose Play is it?” Translating Shakespeare Into English by Garry Harrington

“…This principle may best be illustrated at a close examination of two of Shakespeare’s most consistently twin-tongued characters, Prince Hal and Hamlet. My paper concludes with a short foray into 21st century “alternative” Shakespeares in English, with a particular focus upon recently emerging “rap” versions of some of the more famous passages. …”
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Falstaff’s Gluttony, Lust, Avarice, Sloth and Pride in Henry IV Part I by Iliev Krste

“…As Bernard Spivack (1958) and David Wiles (1987) have explained, in many ways Falstaff serves as the Vice figure from the morality plays tempting Prince Hal. Since in the morality plays the Vice figure stems and is associated mainly to the seven deadly sins, this paper will try to show that the fact that Falstaff possesses so many sins can facilitate the possibility of him being identified as stemming from the Vice figure from the morality plays. …”
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An American in King Henry's Court: Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight by Horton Robert

“…In this production, Welles plays Falstaff and is understandably identified with the role, but it could be argued that he speaks more directly through Prince Hal, whose anxiety about inheriting the throne might be reflected in the way an American Shakespearian seeks to be accepted by the British keepers of the text. …”
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