# King Henry IV Part 2

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- Book: [King Henry IV Part 2](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-shakespeare/king-henry-iv-part-2) ([King Henry IV Part 2.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-shakespeare/king-henry-iv-part-2.md))
- Authors: [William Shakespeare](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-shakespeare)
- Publisher: Bloomsbury
- ISBN: 978-19-0427-137-6
- Pages: 576
- Published: 2016-07-28
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

More troubled and troubling than King Henry IV Part 1, the play continues the story of King Henry's decline and Hal's reform. Though Part 2 echoes the structure of the earlier play, it is a darker and more unsettling world, in which even Falstaff's revelry is more tired and cynical, and the once-merry Hal sloughs off his tavern companions to become King Henry V. James C. Bulman's authoritative edition provides a wealth of incisive commentary on this complex history play.