Powerful rebels are mustering their forces to topple the aging King Henry IV from his throne. Their success seems assured because the dying king cannot depend upon his son and heir Prince Hal. Instead, King Henry relies on the aid of the latest war hero Sir John Falstaff...and the kingdom is soon in for a big surprise. Each work in this series includes: freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play; full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play; scene-by-scene plot summaries; key to famous lines and phrases; an introduction to reading Shakespeare's language; an essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play; and illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books.