For the American theatre director, see Hal Prince. For the American baseball infielder nicknamed "Prince Hal", see Hal Chase. For the American baseball pitcher with the same nickname, see Hal Newhouser.
Fictional character
Henry Plantagenet
Henriad character
Ronald Gower's sculpture in Stratford-upon-Avon depicting Prince Hal trying on the crown
First appearance
Henry IV, Part 1
Last appearance
Henry V
Created by
William Shakespeare
In-universe information
Gender
Male
Occupation
heir to the throne of England
Religion
Christian
Nationality
English
Prince Hal is the standard term used in literary criticism to refer to Shakespeare's portrayal of the young Henry V of England as a prince before his accession to the throne, taken from the diminutive form of his name used in the plays almost exclusively by Falstaff. Henry is called "Prince Hal" in critical commentary on his character in Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2, though also sometimes in Henry V when discussed in the context of the wider Henriad.
Hal is portrayed as a wayward youth who enjoys the society of petty criminals and wastrels, a depiction which draws on exaggerations of the historical Prince Henry's supposed youthful behaviour. The question of whether Hal's character is cynical or sincere has been widely discussed by critics.
PrinceHal is the standard term used in literary criticism to refer to Shakespeare's portrayal of the young Henry V of England as a prince before his accession...
Harold Smith Prince (born Harold Smith; January 30, 1928 – July 31, 2019), commonly known as HalPrince, was an American theatre director and producer...
in the plays Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, where he is a companion to PrinceHal, the future King Henry V of England. Falstaff is also featured as the...
Harold Newhouser (May 20, 1921 – November 10, 1998), nicknamed "PrinceHal," was an American professional baseball player. In Major League Baseball (MLB)...
Harold Homer Chase (February 13, 1883 – May 18, 1947), nicknamed "PrinceHal", was an American professional baseball first baseman and manager in Major...
character Sir John Falstaff and the father–son relationship he has with PrinceHal, who must choose between loyalty to his father, King Henry IV, and Falstaff...
in As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe. He returned in 2010 to play PrinceHal in both Henry IV Part 1 and Henry IV Part 2. His musical talents were...
officer-class buffoon with a moustache and a braying laugh. In 2005, he played PrinceHal in Henry IV, Parts One and Two at the Royal National Theatre, with Michael...
Kingdom Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (born 1984), second son of Charles III, and currently fifth in line to the throne of the United Kingdom PrinceHal or...
in the Park 2017 Mamma Mia! Harry Bright Hollywood Bowl 2018 Henry IV PrinceHal The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles 2019 The Pain of My Belligerence...
2013.18.2.004, S2CID 159750104 Ridley, Jane (2016), "Bertie Prince of Wales: PrinceHal and the Widow of Windsor", Royal Heirs and the Uses of Soft Power...
PrinceHal, with many critics dubbing him "the next Laurence Olivier". Theatre critic Kenneth Tynan said of his performance, "His playing of Prince Hal...
Company 1996 Dead White Males 1997 Third World Blues Graham 1998 Henry IV PrinceHal Bell Shakespeare Love for Love Valentine Sydney Theatre Company 1999 Henry...
Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, often simply called Prince Valiant, is an American comic strip created by Hal Foster in 1937. It is an epic...
Harold Edward Patterson (October 4, 1932 – November 21, 2011), nicknamed "Prince" Hal, was a star American college basketball player at the University of Kansas...
Expectations (for the first time) as Herbert Pocket. The same year he played PrinceHal/Henry V in the BBC's The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff. In 1963...
International City Theatre 1995 Henry IV, Part 2 William Shakespeare PrinceHal John Sipes Illinois Shakespeare Festival Cymbeline William Shakespeare...
revived in the West End at the Duke of York's Theatre. Mison next played PrinceHal in Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 at the Theatre Royal, Bath in...
a wry comment about people who claim to be related to royal families. PrinceHal notes of such people, ...they will be kin to us, or they will fetch it...
in the Royal Shakespeare Company's "Histories" company in 2007-08 as PrinceHal/Henry V (Henry IV Part One, Henry IV Part Two and Henry V), Suffolk (Henry...
won a Helpmann Award and a Sydney Theatre Award for his performance as PrinceHal/Henry V opposite Cate Blanchett in The War of the Roses (directed by Benedict...
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