Dramatis Personæ

King Henry IV

King of England

Henry, Prince of Wales

the King's son, called Prince Hal

Lord John of Lancaster

the King's younger son

The Earl of Westmoreland

a supporter of the King

Sir Walter Blunt

a supporter of the King

Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester

Northumberland's brother

Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland

father to Hotspur

Henry Percy, surnamed Hotspur

Northumberland's son

Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March

a claimant associated with the rebels

Richard Scroop, Archbishop of York

a supporter of the Percies

Archibald, Earl of Douglas

a Scottish ally of the rebels

Owen Glendower

a Welsh leader allied with the rebels

Sir Richard Vernon

a supporter of the Percies

Sir Michael

a friend to the Archbishop of York

Poins, Gadshill, Peto, and Bardolph

companions to Prince Hal

Sir John Falstaff

a companion to Prince Hal

Lady Percy

Hotspur's wife and Mortimer's sister

Lady Mortimer

Glendower's daughter and Mortimer's wife

Mistress Quickly

hostess of the Boar's Head Tavern

Lords, officers, sheriff, vintner, chamberlain, drawers, carriers, travellers, and attendants