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66-408: Karl Shiels (1 January 1972 – 14 July 2019) was an Irish actor of both stage and screen. His stage roles included Henry IV, Part 1 , Penelope , At Swim-Two-Birds , The Spanish Tragedy , The Duchess of Malfi , The Shadow of a Gunman and This Lime Tree Bower . His screen roles included Fair City , Peaky Blinders and Batman Begins . He died suddenly at the age of 47, with

132-581: A coroner ( procurator fiscal in Scotland) investigates the case. Coroners are independent judicial officers who investigate deaths reported to them, and subsequently whatever inquiries are necessary to discover the cause of death, this includes ordering a post-mortem examination, obtaining witness statements and medical records, or holding an inquest. In the unified legal jurisdiction of England and Wales , most deaths are certified by doctors without autopsy or coroner involvement. Almost all deaths certified by

198-545: A prisoner of war —to be released without ransom. However, the rebellion continues, now led by the Archbishop of York and the Earl of Northumberland. This inconclusive ending sets the stage for Henry IV, Part 2 . Shakespeare's primary source for Henry IV, Part 1 , as for most of his chronicle histories, was the second edition (1587) of Raphael Holinshed 's Chronicles , which in turn drew on Edward Hall 's The Union of

264-413: A soliloquy , makes it clear that he does not plan to continue in his present lifestyle forever: Hal aims to re-assume his high place in court by proving himself to his father. Indeed, Hal reasons that by suddenly changing his ways he will be even more popular among the nobility than if he had behaved conventionally all his life. Nevertheless, he is happy to carry out a plot against Falstaff: after performing

330-608: A Gunman , Conor McPherson 's This Lime Tree Bower and Mark O'Rowe 's Howie the Rookie , as well as the Druid Theatre Company production of Enda Walsh 's Penelope . Shiels was artistic director of the Theatre Upstairs (above Lanigan's Bar on Eden Quay ), and, before this, he had a company, Semper Fi . Among his screen credits were the films Batman Begins and Veronica Guerin , as well as

396-726: A cause of death as "old age" if it is more comforting for loved ones than providing specific details. There is particular ambiguity around the classification of cardiac deaths, triggered by a traumatic incident such as in stress cardiomyopathy . Liability for a death classified as by natural causes may still be found if a proximate cause is established, as in the 1969 California case People v. Stamp . An unnatural cause of death results from an external cause, typically including homicides, suicides, accidents, medical errors , alcohol intoxications and drug overdoses . Jurisdictions differ in how they categorize and report unnatural deaths, including level of detail and whether they are considered

462-428: A considerable advantage; other forces (under Northumberland, Glendower, Mortimer, and the Archbishop of York) can be called upon in the event of a stalemate or a victory for the rebels. Though Henry outnumbers the rebels, Hotspur, wild and skilled in battle, leads the opposing army personally. As the battle drags on, the king is hunted by Douglas. Prince Hal and Hotspur duel, and, in an important moment of noble virtue for

528-413: A court of law, in the "Undetermined" category on the grounds that due to the fact-finder's lack of ability to examine the body, the examiner has no personal knowledge of the manner of (assumed) death; others classify such deaths in an additional category "Other", reserving "Undetermined" for deaths in which the fact-finder has access to the body, but the information provided by the body and examination of it

594-577: A death, but might not provide enough evidence to determine a cause. In the United States , a manner of death is expressed as belonging to one classification of a group of six possible: In some jurisdictions, some more detailed manners may be reported in numbers broken out from the main four or five. For example: In the United Kingdom, when people die, either a doctor writes an acceptable natural cause of death medical certificate , or

660-469: A fall may be more likely to cause internal bleeding , plaque buildup becomes more likely to cause a heart attack , and a cold may be more likely to result in pneumonia . For much of human history, doctors who lacked the ability to understand causes of death attributed unknown causes to "old age." With modern medicine and medical machinery , doctors are now able to learn more about how an elderly person may have died. Still, many doctors will refer to

726-609: A growing rebellion. The second is the group of rebel lords, led by Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester , and including his brother, the Earl of Northumberland , and energetic nephew, Harry Percy ("Hotspur") . The Scottish Earl of Douglas , the Welshman Owen Glendower , and Edmund Mortimer also join. The third group, the comic centre of the play, consists of the young Prince Hal (King Henry's eldest son) and his companions, Falstaff , Poins , Bardolph , and Peto. From

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792-511: A highway robbery, Hal and Poins will slip away from Falstaff, disguise themselves, and rob Falstaff, purely for the fun of hearing the older man lie about it later, after which Hal will return the stolen money. The plot is carried out successfully. As the revolt of Mortimer and the House of Percy grows, the Prince makes up with his father and is given the command of an army. He vows to fight and kill

858-436: A leg" or "an arm," implying that honour cannot heal wounds or restore life. This practical viewpoint starkly contrasts with the romanticised notion of honour as a noble pursuit worth dying or seriously injuring oneself for. Falstaff's rhetorical questions serve to undermine the glorification of honour in martial society, pointing out its inability to provide any real, physical benefit to those who seek it. The passage contrasts

924-441: A leg? No. Or an arm? No. Or take away the grief of a wound? No. Honor hath no skill in surgery, then? No. What is honor? A word. What is in that word “honor”? What is that “honor”? Air. A trim reckoning. Who hath it? He that died o’ Wednesday. Doth he feel it? No. Doth he hear it? No. ’Tis insensible, then? Yea, to the dead. But will ⌜it⌝ not live with the living? No. Why? Detraction will not suffer it. Therefore, I’ll none of it. Honor

990-758: A play he had directed underway in Dublin and an ongoing screen role as Robbie Quinn in Fair City . He took up performance in the early 1990s, training with the Gaiety School of Acting . In 1998, he debuted with the Abbey Theatre . Among his stage theatre credits were Henry IV, Part 1 , Beauty in a Broken Place , At Swim-Two-Birds and The Barbaric Comedies (those four for the Abbey), The Spanish Tragedy , The Duchess of Malfi , The Shadow of

1056-442: A single category with subcategories, or separate top-level categories. There is no international standard on whether or how to classify a death as natural vs. unnatural. "Mechanism of death" is sometimes used to refer to the proximate cause of death, which might differ from the cause that is used to classify the manner of death. For example, the proximate cause or mechanism of death might be brain ischemia (lack of blood flow to

1122-633: Is Sir John Falstaff , a cowardly, drunken, but quick-witted knight whose charisma and zest for life captivate the Prince. In the first scene, the political action of the play is set in motion. King Henry and Hotspur fall out after a disagreement over the treatment of hostages: Hotspur withholds, against the King's orders, hostages taken in recent action against the Scots at the Battle of Homildon Hill , while King Henry refuses to pay Owen Glendower (a Welsh rebel)

1188-415: Is a history play by William Shakespeare , believed to have been written not later than 1597. The play dramatises part of the reign of King Henry IV of England , beginning with the battle at Homildon Hill late in 1402, and ending with King Henry's victory in the Battle of Shrewsbury in mid-1403. In parallel to the political conflict between King Henry and a rebellious faction of nobles, the play depicts

1254-403: Is a mere scutcheon. And so ends my catechism. (5.1.128-142) In this soliloquy, Falstaff dismisses honour as an abstract concept that has no tangible benefits. His repetition of the word "honor" and the subsequent reduction of it to "air" underscores his cynical perspective, suggesting that honour is an empty, meaningless concept that holds no practical value. He questions whether honour can "set to

1320-451: Is all this but winde , which cannot fill us, nor scarcely puffe us up? I shall be saluted as I goe abroad, I shall sit highest at meetings. In having these things, what have I, which a wicked man may not rather have than I? And if it be a good thing, how is it given to evill men? De Moray’s passage and Falstaff’s catechism use similar language, both reducing honour to “air” and following a catechetical structure. As de Moray’s passage highlights

1386-520: Is also indicated in detail in the early texts of Shakespeare's plays. In the quarto text of Henry IV, Part 2 (1600), one of Falstaff's speech prefixes in Act I, Scene ii is mistakenly left uncorrected, "Old." instead of "Falst." In III, ii, 25-6 of the same play, Falstaff is said to have been a "page to Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk"—a statement that is true of the historical Oldcastle. In Henry IV, Part 1 , I, ii, 42, Prince Hal calls Falstaff "my old lad of

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1452-432: Is also troubled by the behaviour of his eldest son and heir, Hal (the future Henry V ). Hal spends little time in the royal court , preferring instead to drink in taverns with lowborn and dishonourable companions. This makes him an object of scorn to the nobles and jeopardises his legitimacy as heir; early in the play, King Henry laments that he can "See riot and dishonour stain the brow of young Harry." Hal's chief friend

1518-532: Is insufficient to provide sufficient grounds for a determination. The Norwegian Medical Association classifies what other jurisdictions might call "undetermined" as "unnatural": A death ruled as homicide or unlawful killing is typically referred to police or prosecutor or equivalent official for investigation and criminal charges if warranted. Deaths caused by capital punishment , though homicides, are generally assumed to be lawful and are not prosecuted. Most deaths due to war are not prosecuted, unless there

1584-512: Is loosely based on Part 1 of Henry IV , as well as Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V . The one-man hip-hop musical Clay is loosely based on Henry IV . In 2014, playwright and actor Herbert Sigüenza adapted the play to El Henry , a post-apocalyptic Chicano gang version set in "the year 2045, and to a place identified as 'Aztlan City, Aztlan. Formerly San Diego.'" In 2015, The Michigan Shakespeare Festival produced an award-winning combined production—directed and adapted by Janice L. Blixt—of

1650-409: Is not directly caused by external forces other than infectious diseases . Examples include pneumonia , diarrheal diseases , cancer , a stroke , heart disease , and sudden organ failure. As organisms age, various health-related consequences arise. In humans, a few examples include slower healing of skin tissue , thickening of blood vessel walls, and a less effective immune system . For example,

1716-535: Is performed, either due to general legal requirements, because the medical cause of death is uncertain, upon the request of family members or guardians, or because the circumstances of death were suspicious. International Classification of Disease codes are sometimes used to record manner and cause of death in a systematic way that makes it easy to compile statistics and feasible to compare events across jurisdictions. A natural cause of death occurs due to illness and its complications, or internal body malfunctions, and

1782-564: The City of London , who had long wanted to drive the companies of actors out of the city. Thomas Nashe , in a contemporary letter, complained that the actors were "piteously persecuted by the Lord Mayor and the aldermen" during this period. The interval did not last; when Cobham died less than a year later, the post of Lord Chamberlain went to Henry Carey's son George, 2nd baron Hunsdon, and the actors regained their previous patronage. The name

1848-662: The Order of the Garter (1584), and member of the Privy Council (1586–97); his son Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham , Warden of the Cinque Ports and Knight of the Order of the Garter ; and Frances Brooke, the 10th Baron's wife, and 11th Baron's mother, a close personal favourite of Queen Elizabeth I . The elder Lord Cobham is known to have had a strongly negative impact on the lives of Shakespeare and his contemporaries in

1914-464: The coming-of-age story of Hal, who is now seen as the starring role. In the "coming-of-age" interpretation, Hal's acquaintance with Falstaff and the tavern lowlife humanises him and provides him with a more complete view of life. At the outset, Prince Hal seems to pale in comparison with the fiery Henry Percy, the young noble lord of the North (whom Shakespeare portrays as considerably younger than he

1980-691: The "castle" reference in IV.v.6 of the same play. The name change and the Epilogue disclaimer were required, it is generally thought, because of political pressure: the historical Oldcastle was not only a Protestant martyr but a nobleman with powerful living descendants in Elizabethan England. These were the Lords Cobham: William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham (died 6 March 1597), Warden of the Cinque Ports (1558–97), Knight of

2046-411: The 1960 mini-series An Age of Kings , Tom Fleming starred as Henry IV, with Robert Hardy as Prince Hal, Frank Pettingell as Falstaff, and Sean Connery as Hotspur. The 1979 BBC Television Shakespeare version starred Jon Finch as Henry IV, David Gwillim as Prince Hal, Anthony Quayle as Falstaff, and Tim Pigott-Smith as Hotspur. In the 2012 series The Hollow Crown , Henry IV, Part 1

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2112-695: The Best Actor category at the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) awards for his performance in Capital Letters . In 2010, he was nominated in the Best Actor category at The Stage Awards . In 2011, he was nominated in the Best Actor category at The Irish Times Theatre Awards . In 2013, The Irish Times Theatre Awards presented him with the Judge's Special Prize for his theatre work and involvement in developing fresh stage talent. In 2016, he

2178-752: The Dering MS. may indicate that Shakespeare's Henry IV was originally a single play, which the poet later expanded into two parts to capitalise on the popularity of the Sir John Falstaff character. The Dering MS. is part of the collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. At its first publication in 1597 or 1598, the play was titled The History of Henrie the Fourth , and its title page advertised only

2244-581: The Two Illustrious Families of Lancaster and York . Scholars have also assumed that Shakespeare was familiar with Samuel Daniel 's poem on the civil wars. Another source for this (and the following Henry plays) is the anonymous The Famous Victories of Henry V . 1 Henry IV was almost certainly in performance by 1597, given the wealth of allusions and references to the Falstaff character. The earliest recorded performance occurred on

2310-660: The afternoon of 6 March 1600, when the play was acted at court before the Flemish Ambassador. Other court performances followed in 1612 and 1625. The play was entered into the Register of the Stationers Company on 25 Feb. 1598 and first printed in quarto later that year by stationer Andrew Wise . The play was Shakespeare's most popular printed text: new editions appeared in 1599, 1604, 1608, 1613, 1622, 1632, 1639, and 1692. The Dering Manuscript ,

2376-404: The brain), caused by a malignant neoplasm ( cancer ), in turn caused by a dose of ionizing radiation administered by a person with intent to kill or injure, leading to certification of the manner of death as "homicide". The manner of death can be recorded as "undetermined" if there is not enough evidence to reach a firm conclusion. For example, the discovery of a partial human skeleton indicates

2442-567: The castle". An iambic pentameter verse line in Henry IV, Part 1 is irregular when using the name "Falstaff", but regular with "Oldcastle". Finally, there is the explicit disclaimer at the close of Henry IV, Part 2 that discriminates between the two figures: "for Oldcastle died [a] martyr, and this is not the man" (Epilogue, 29–32). There is evidence that Falstaff was originally called Oldcastle in The Merry Wives of Windsor as well,

2508-535: The characters Nora and Ray in the same episode. He had worked on set up to two days before dying, the break only coming about due to the arrival of the weekend. He had also been expected to play a leading role in the 30th anniversary episode, scheduled for September 2019. In 1999, Shiels won Best Actor at the Dublin Theatre Festival for his performance in Comedians . In 2004, he was nominated in

2574-611: The comic character now known as " Falstaff " was originally named "Oldcastle" and was based on John Oldcastle , a famous proto-Protestant martyr with powerful living descendants in England. Although the character is called Falstaff in all surviving texts of the play, there is abundant external and internal evidence that he was originally called Oldcastle. The change of names is mentioned in seventeenth-century works by Richard James ("Epistle to Sir Harry Bourchier", c.  1625 ) and Thomas Fuller ( Worthies of England , 1662). It

2640-457: The coroner involve an autopsy but most do not involve a formal inquest . In England and Wales, a specific list of choices for verdicts is not mandated, and "narrative verdicts" are allowed, which are not specifically classified. The verdicts aggregated by the Ministry of Justice are: Some jurisdictions place deaths in absentia , such as deaths at sea and missing persons declared dead in

2706-428: The dangers of pursuing honour for reputational benefits rather than out of virtue, so Shakespeare uses Falstaff to critique the ill-intentioned pursuit of honour in early modern England. Davidson writes, “Who will pursue the ‘shadow’ of reputation rather than the ‘body’ of virtue?” Falstaff seemingly rejects both the “body” and the “shadow,” denouncing both the virtue of honour and the praise that comes with it. However, at

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2772-498: The earliest extant manuscript text of any Shakespeare play, provides a single-play version of both Part 1 and Part 2 of Henry IV. The consensus of Shakespeare scholars is that the Dering Manuscript represents a redaction prepared around 1623, perhaps for family or amateur theatrics, by Edward Dering (1598–1644), of Surrenden Manor, Pluckley , Kent, where the manuscript was discovered. A few dissenters have argued that

2838-605: The end of the play, Falstaff accepts praise for Hotspur’s death, suggesting that his wisdom may in fact be a facade for pure cowardice. In the broader context of "Henry IV, Part 1," Falstaff's soliloquy offers a counterpoint to the play's exploration of heroism and honour. His catechism challenges the audience to reconsider the true value of honour and to question the societal pressure to uphold it. Through his catechism, Falstaff juxtaposes both Hotspur’s misguided and vengeful pursuit of honour and Hal’s virtue. Henry IV, Part 1 caused controversy on its first performances in 1597, because

2904-559: The escapades of King Henry's son, Prince Hal (the future King Henry V ), and his eventual return to court and favour. Henry IV, Part 1 is the first of Shakespeare's two plays that deal with the reign of Henry IV (the other being Henry IV, Part 2 ), and the second play in the Henriad , a modern designation for the tetralogy of plays that deal with the successive reigns of Richard II , Henry IV , and Henry V . From its first performance on, it has been an extremely popular work both with

2970-539: The kill. Soon after Hal's generous gesture, Falstaff states that he wants to amend his life and begin "to live cleanly as a nobleman should do". The play ends at Shrewsbury, after the battle. The loss of Hotspur and the fight has dealt a serious blow to the rebel cause. King Henry is pleased with the outcome, not least because it gives him a chance to execute Thomas Percy, the Earl of Worcester, one of his chief enemies (though previously one of his greatest friends). Meanwhile, Hal demonstrates his mercy by ordering Douglas—now

3036-522: The month. Karl Shiels died suddenly of natural causes at his home in Castleknock , Dublin , on 14 July 2019, aged 47. His colleagues in Fair City were informed of his death that morning and the news was relayed to the public that lunchtime. Shiels was the second actor on the soap opera to die in less than a month, following the death of Tom Jordan a little over a fortnight earlier in June. Shiels

3102-465: The only play (outside of the two parts Henry IV ) that contains the character. When the First Folio and quarto texts of that play are compared, it appears that the joke in V.v.85–90 is that Oldcastle/Falstaff incriminates himself by calling out the first letter of his name, "O, O, O!," when his fingertips are singed with candles—which of course works for "Oldcastle" but not "Falstaff." There is also

3168-696: The other views expressed in the play, and is also unique for its deviation from Falstaff's character, giving him a moment of philosophy distinct from his usual dismissive prose. Shakespeare’s intent with the soliloquy has been debated between academics. While some believe that the passage serves to juxtapose Falstaff’s pragmatic philosophy with the romantic, valour driven views of the rest of the cast, others assert that Falstaff’s catechism highlights his cowardice and can be played comedically. Professor Clifford Davidson drew parallels between Philippe de Mornay ’s 1582 treatise De la verité de la religion chrestienne , which would have already been translated into English at

3234-526: The play's outset, Henry IV's reign is beset by problems: His personal disquiet at having usurped the throne from Richard II would be solved by a crusade to the Holy Land , but trouble on his borders with Scotland and Wales make such an act impossible. Moreover, he is increasingly at odds with the Percy family, who helped him to his throne, and with Edmund Mortimer, Richard II's chosen heir . King Henry

3300-400: The presence of Henry Percy and the comic Sir John Falstaff ; Prince Hal was not mentioned. Indeed, throughout most of the play's performance history, Hal has been staged as a secondary figure, and popular actors, beginning with James Quin and David Garrick , often preferred to play Hotspur. It was only in the twentieth century that readers and performers began to see the central interest as

3366-424: The public and critics. Of the King's party Eastcheap Rebels Other Characters Mentioned only The play follows three groups of characters who initially interact only indirectly. These groups grow closer as the play progresses, coming together at the climax during the Battle of Shrewsbury . The first is centred around King Henry IV and his immediate council, who contrive to suppress

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3432-510: The ransom for Hotspur's brother-in-law, Edmund Mortimer. This disagreement, and the King's harsh treatment of the House of Percy generally, drives them to ally with Welsh and Scot rebels, resolving to depose "this ingrate and cankered Bolingbroke ." Meanwhile, Hal meets with Falstaff and his associates at the Boar's Head Tavern. Falstaff and Hal are close, but Hal enjoys insulting Falstaff, and, in

3498-424: The rebel Hotspur, and orders Falstaff to recruit and lead a group of foot soldiers. Falstaff uses the appointment to enrich himself by taking bribes from those who do not want to be pressed into service, and, in the end, recruits only the very poor, whose wages he withholds. All the parties meet at the Battle of Shrewsbury , a crucial moment for all involved: if the rebels are not defeated outright, they will gain

3564-685: The situation, with the chaotic forces of the rebels and Falstaff. A major theme in Henry IV Part 1 is the expression of honour and the intersection and contrasts between honour and war. In Act 5 scene 1, Falstaff delivers a soliloquy , scholastically referred to as Falstaff's Catechism , which asserts his pragmatic and matter-of-fact perspective on war. The soliloquy reads: ’Tis not due yet. I would be loath to pay Him before His day. What need I be so forward with Him that calls not on me? Well, ’tis no matter. Honor pricks me on. Yea, but how if honor prick me off when I come on? How then? Can honor set to

3630-546: The television series Peaky Blinders , The Tudors , Into the Badlands , Titanic: Blood and Steel , The Clinic and Doctors . He played Robbie Quinn in the soap opera Fair City between 2014 and his death in 2019. As Quinn he held many high-profile storylines alongside the actress Aisling O'Neill , who portrayed his on-screen lover Carol Foley . Quinn appeared on screen the night before his death in scenes with Carol, and also became embroiled in disputes with

3696-475: The theatre. The company of actors formed by Shakespeare (the Lord Chamberlain's Men ) in 1594 enjoyed the patronage of Henry Carey, first Lord Hunsdon, then serving as Lord Chamberlain . When Carey died on 22 July 1596, the post of Lord Chamberlain was given to William Brooke, Lord Cobham, who withdrew what official protection they had enjoyed. The players were left to the care of the local officials of

3762-479: The time of writing Henry IV Part 1: They that attaine to honor, are in continuali torment, spightfull or spighted, doing mischiefe, or receiving mischiefe, over-mated, or over-mating. What is this but many evils for one, and a multiplying of miseries without number, for the obtainment of one silly shadow of felicity? We will leave the residue to declamers: what are the fruits of these hellish torments, what are they? Forsooth Honor, Reputation, and Power or Authority. What

3828-409: The two Parts into one adaptation. Ronald Pickup played the King; David Calder , Falstaff; Jonathan Firth , Hal; and Rufus Sewell , Hotspur. Adapted scenes in flashback from Henry IV are included in the 1989 film version of Henry V (1989) with Robbie Coltrane portraying Sir John Falstaff and Kenneth Branagh playing the young Prince Hal. Gus Van Sant 's 1991 film My Own Private Idaho

3894-840: The two plays focusing on the relationship between Henry IV and Prince Hal. In 2016, Graham Abbey combined Richard II and Henry IV, Part 1 into a single play called Breath of Kings: Rebellion . Henry IV, Part II and Henry V together became Breath of Kings: Redemption . Both adaptations were staged at the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario . Abbey, in the productions, played Henry IV (Bolingbroke). Manner of death Different categories are used in different jurisdictions, but manner of death determinations include everything from very broad categories like "natural" and "homicide" to specific manners like "traffic accident" or "gunshot wound". In some cases an autopsy

3960-401: The young prince, Hal prevails, killing Hotspur in single combat. Left on his own during Hal's battle with Hotspur, Falstaff dishonourably feigns death to avoid an attack by Douglas. After Hal leaves Hotspur's body on the field, Falstaff revives in a mock miracle. Seeing he is alone, he stabs Hotspur's corpse in the thigh and claims credit for the kill. Hal allows Falstaff to claim the honour of

4026-494: Was changed to "Falstaff", based on Sir John Fastolf , a historical person with a reputation for cowardice at the Battle of Patay , whom Shakespeare had previously represented in Henry VI, Part 1 . Fastolf had died without descendants, making him safe for a playwright's use. Shortly afterward, a team of playwrights wrote a two-part play entitled Sir John Oldcastle , which presents a heroic dramatisation of Oldcastle's life and

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4092-664: Was directed by Richard Eyre and starred Jeremy Irons as Henry IV, Tom Hiddleston as Prince Hal, Simon Russell Beale as Falstaff and Joe Armstrong as Hotspur. Orson Welles 's Chimes at Midnight (1965) compiles the two Henry IV plays into a single, condensed storyline, while adding a handful of scenes from Henry V and dialogue from Richard II and The Merry Wives of Windsor . The film stars Welles himself as Falstaff, John Gielgud as King Henry, Keith Baxter as Hal, Margaret Rutherford as Mistress Quickly, Jeanne Moreau as Doll Tearsheet and Norman Rodway as Hotspur. BBC Television's 1995 Henry IV also combines

4158-453: Was in history in order to provide a foil for Hal). Many readers interpret the history as a tale of Prince Hal growing up, evolving into King Henry V , in what is a tale of the prodigal son adapted to the politics of medieval England . The low proportion of scenes featuring the title character, the king, has also been noted, with some authors suggesting that the play contrasts the authority of Henry IV, and his struggle to stay in control of

4224-588: Was nominated in the Best Actor category at the IFTAs. Karl Shiels was born in Chapelizod , Dublin , on 1 January 1972. He was a cousin of Twin Peaks: The Return actress Amy Shiels . He worked as an electrician until he turned to acting. In addition, Shiels directed the play Bullfight on Third Avenue , which was running at The Bewley's Café Theatre when he died and was scheduled to run throughout

4290-578: Was published in 1600. In 1986, the Oxford Shakespeare edition of Shakespeare's works rendered the character's name as Oldcastle, rather than Falstaff, in Henry IV, Part 1 (although not, confusingly, in Part 2 ), as a consequence of the editors' aim to present the plays as they would have appeared during their original performances. No other published editions have followed suit. There have been three BBC television films of Henry IV, Part 1. In

4356-558: Was survived by his partner Laura Honan, and his twin daughters, Iseabel and Saoirse, from his marriage to Dearbhla, which ended in divorce. He was also survived by his father Harry, stepmother Irene, brother Jason, sisters Lisa and Lianne, and stepbrother Justin. Shiels' funeral took place at the Church of Our Lady Mother of the Church, Beechpark Avenue, Castleknock, and he was cremated at Newlands Cross Crematorium. Henry IV, Part 1 Henry IV, Part 1 (often written as 1 Henry IV )

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