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Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare. In the two Henry IV plays, he is a companion to Prince Hal, the future King Henry V. In The Merry Wives of Windsor, he is the buffoonish suitor of two married women.
Though primarily a comic figure, Falstaff still embodies a kind of depth common to Shakespeare's major characters. A fat, vain, boastful, and cowardly knight, he spends most of his time drinking at the Boar's Head Inn with petty criminals, living on stolen or borrowed money. Falstaff leads the apparently wayward Prince Hal into trouble, and is ultimately repudiated after Hal becomes king.
In Act II, Scene III of Henry V, his death is described by Mistress Quickly in terms that reference Plato's description of the death of Socrates.
Falstaff has since appeared in other media, notably in operas by Giuseppe Verdi, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Otto Nicolai. The operas focus on his role in The Merry Wives of Windsor.
He appears in the following plays:
Actors: Doug Bradley (actor), Dave Duffy (actor), Mark Schrier (actor), Séamus Hanly (actor), Everette Hartsoe (producer), Luke McKenna (actor), Conor Marren (actor), Derek O'Sullivan (actor), Conor Armstrong Sanfey (producer), Niamh Algar (actress), Zoe Kavanagh (director), Tony Flynn (writer), Zoe Kavanagh (writer), Zoe Kavanagh (editor), Simon Connolly (producer),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller,Actors: William Shakespeare (writer), Adam Lee Hamilton (editor), Adam Lee Hamilton (director), Jack Baldwin (actor), Rachael Thomas (actress), J.S. Papenbrock (writer), Aimée-Lou Cameron (actress), Ed David Watkins (composer), Saul Matlock (actor), Ian Horgan (actor), Vorn Smith (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: William Shakespeare (writer), Andrew Walkington (producer), Carl Wharton (actor), Henry Douthwaite (miscellaneous crew), Jordan Dawes (actor), Jordan Dawes (writer), Richard Lee O'Donnell (actor), William Forster (director), Kevin Atkinson (producer), Hannah North (producer), Paul Syrstad (actor), Matthew Deeley (producer), Michael Mannion (director), Paul Syrstad (miscellaneous crew), Michael Mannion (editor),
Plot: The moving story of a young Scouse lad who, in a world of hilarious losers and broken promises, befriends a life of petty crime, jeopardises his family's future and is forced to become a man. Hal is a true depiction of the area in which he lives, repeatedly breaking the law with his fat, charismatic and often drunk friend, John Falstaff. Hal's dad, Henry, has tried again and again to lend Hal a helping hand - it is a constant battle that dominates the fragile family. Whilst Henry is tirelessly fighting to adopt his young and vulnerable nephew, he receives some devastating news which threatens to rip the family apart. Self Same Sky tells the powerful story of how a cruel world makes its mark, resulting in uncompromising consequences within an ever-compromised world.
Keywords: based-on-play, shakespeare's-henry-iv-part-twoActors: Neil Hardwick (writer), Neil Hardwick (director), Markku Pulkkinen (editor), Outi Harjupatana (costume designer), Jonathan Hutchings (actor), Jonathan Hutchings (actor), Susanna Lavonen (miscellaneous crew), Frank Boyle (actor), Frank Boyle (actor), Frank Boyle (actor), Frank Boyle (actor), Victoria Jeffrey (actress), Eamonn Riley (actor), Eamonn Riley (actor), David Mitchell (writer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Pierre Jourdan (miscellaneous crew), Pierre Jourdan (director), Patrice Monnet (director), Patrice Monnet (editor), Jean-Philippe Courtis (actor), Alain Gabriel (actor), Gilles Dubernet (actor), Ghyslaine Raphanel (actress), Cécile Besnard (actress), Vassilis Handis-Jourdan (actor), Panaghis Pagoulatos (miscellaneous crew), Jacques Vial (miscellaneous crew), Eric Burnod (actor), Franco Ferrazi (actor), Micaela Mingheras (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Music,Actors: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu (actor), Christian Bouillette (actor), Pascale Roberts (actress), Michel Tugot-Doris (actor), Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu (actor), Monique Chaumette (actress), Luc Florian (actor), Serge Leroy (director), Maïwenn (actress), Catherine Alric (actress), Philippe Chauveau (actor), Catherine Belkhodja (actress), Richard Morgiève (writer), Juan José Mosalini (composer), Sophie Ladmiral (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: William Shakespeare (writer), John Vickery (actor), Linda Hoy (actress), Kevin Carr (actor), Charles Dean (actor), Robert Sicular (actor), Gail Chugg (actor), Richard E.T. White (director), Steven Jonsen (actor), Scott Taylor (actor), Beth Sweeney (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Romance,Actors: William Shakespeare (writer), Márta Fónay (actress), William Shakespeare (writer), Mari Töröcsik (actress), Gábor Agárdi (actor), József Vándor (actor), Sándor Suka (actor), William Shakespeare (writer), Ferenc Bessenyei (actor), László Mensáros (actor), Miklós Benedek (actor), Ferenc Zenthe (actor), Péter Kertész (actor), László Dózsa (actor), Sándor Téri (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: William Shakespeare (writer), Jean-Pierre Ponnelle (miscellaneous crew), Jean-Pierre Ponnelle (costume designer), Arrigo Boito (writer), Dave Heather (director), John Fryatt (actor), Benjamin Luxon (actor), Elizabeth Gale (actress), Max René Cossotti (actor), Nucci Condò (actress), Donald Gramm (actor), Bernard Dickerson (actor), Ugo Trama (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Music,