Today’s Totally Random
Lines
Under
King Harry.
Justice Shallow
King Henry the Fourth
Part II Act V, Scene iii, Line 113
Justice
Shallow had said that he is operating under the king’s authority, and so was
asked which king. This is his answer, which led to another question: Harry the
Fourth or Fifth? You might have noticed that this is act five of Harry the
Fourth, and so the answer to the question needed to be Harry the Fifth.
Unbeknownst to Shallow, Harry the Fourth kicked the bucket in the previous
scene and now, as in many of these history plays, Henry the Fifth is king even
though we’re still in Henry the Fourth’s play.
Yes Mojo, I see; you're under the covers. It's not quite the same as being under King Harry, but thank you for the demonstration nonetheless.
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