This our year 10 english character study for Napier Boys' High.

2. Bosom pal of prince Harry and one of the great comic
characters in English Literature. He is a fat, good-for-
nothing knight who spends most of his time
bragging, wrenching, sleeping, robbing, drinking
sack(a dry white wine) and sparring verbally with
anyone.
Sex
Male
Role
Protagonist as he is a main character of the play and
also acts as the comic relief.

3. Sir John Falstaff appears in King Henry IV part
one which is set in London at around 1402-1403.
The major sets in the play are the royal palace
and the boars head tavern(Falstaff‟s favourite
place).
Type of play
Tragedy/Comedy

4. The Percy family encouraged by the hot temper
of the young noblemen Hotspur seeks to
overthrow the reigning King of England, Henry
IV. Simultaneously, Harry, the crown prince of
England must work back his honour and place
his father‟s esteem after squandering it by
spending too much time with the rogue Falstaff
and other unsuitable companions.

5. Harry the crown prince of England must work to win
back his honour and place in his father‟s esteem after
squandering it by spending too much time with the
rogue Falstaff.
How Falstaff is involved
Falstaff is involved in the conflict because he is the
one who influences Harry to become more
mischievous and nasty, much like himself, but also
teaches him some valuable life skills along the way.

6. Exposition
The King and Westmorland talking about a
upcoming battle.
Rising Action
The King‟s confrontation with Hotspur, the robbery;
the King‟s confrontation with Harry; the Percy‟s battle
preparations.
Conflict
The Percy family seeks to overthrow the
reigning King of England , Harry must regain
his honour and earn his place in his fathers
esteem

7. Climax
The battle of Shrewsbury in Act V. Specifically
Harry‟s duel with Hotspur.
Falling Action
The King strategizing after the battle, leading into
the play‟s sequel.

9. At then beginning of the play, Sir John Falstaff has a
younger friend Prince Harry(Prince Hal). The two
friends mock each other, saying things like “Thou art
so fat-witted with drinking old sack and unbuttoning
thee after supper.” But even though the two friends
mock and tease each other, they respect each other
greatly.

10. What Motivates Falstaff
The thing that motivates Falstaff is tutoring the
young prince Hal into becoming a well honoured
King. Falstaff brings out the young prince‟s comical
side, and teaches him how to have fun.
How Falstaff acts towards others
Falstaff acts extremely obnoxiously towards pretty
much everyone he attempts to verbally harass
anyone who gets in his way. This type of personality
is fitting for his character as he is a fat, lazy old
knight who is also the comic relief of the play.

11. How Falstaff influences others throughout the play
Sir John Falstaff influences prince Harry into
becoming a more mischievous character than he is set
out to be, Falstaff is basically teaching him how to
have fun.”

12. Falstaff is effected by change when prince Harry
“Grows up” and leaves Falstaff and his immaturity
behind. We first see this happening on the battle
field at Shrewsbury when Harry upbraids his friend
for acting like a clown instead of a soldier.
“What, stand's than idle here? Lend me thy sword.
Many a nobleman lies stark and stiff. Under the hoofs
of vaunting enemies, whose deaths are not yet un-
revenged. I pry thee lend me thy sword.”

13. By the end of the play Sir John Falstaff has learnt
that a life of booze , money and immaturity can result
in a loss of good friends. An example of this is when
prince Harry begins to move on from the mischievous
tomfoolery from Falstaff and starts to become a more
King like figure.
(prince) “Give it to me. What is it in the case?”
(Falstaff) “Ay Hal, „t is hot, there‟s that will sack a
city.”
(The prince draws it out and finds it to be a bottle of
sack)
(prince) “What, is it a time to be jest and dally now?”

14. Beginning-“Thou art so fat-witted with drinking of
old sack and unbuttoning thee after supper”(prince)
This quote shows how fat, cheap and lazy sir John
Falstaff is as he will drink any booze he can find.

15. Middle- “Now I am a true woman, Holland of 8
shillings an ell. You owe money here besides, Sir
John, for your diet and by drinking's, and money
lent you, four and twenty pound”(hostess) This
quote shows that Falstaff is still as fat, lazy and
cheap as he was from the beginning.

16. End- “I‟ll follow, as they say, for reward. He that
rewards me, good rewards him. If I do grow great,
I‟ll grow less, for I‟ll purge and leave sack, and I‟ll
leave cleanly as a noblemen should do.”(Falstaff)
This quote shows that Falstaff has decided to finally
make a difference in his life by dropping his booze
addiction and actually behaving like a true knight.

17. Http://www./Sparknotes.com/Shakespeare/Henry4p
t1
On this website I found out which play Sir John
Falstaff is in, where it is set
Http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Henry4part1
.Html
What kind of person Sir John Falstaff is
Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/conflict/(Narrative)
“Man against man” conflict which involves stories
where characters are pitted against each other.

18. Http://www.shmoop.com/Henry-IV-Part -1/Sir-John-
Falstaff.Html When Prince Harry begins to grow up
and move on from the mischievous Falstaff.
J.H.Walter, King Henry IV Part One, Heinemann
Educational books Ltd, First published 1961
From this novel, I found out some useful quotes that
have been used throughout the play, and some
information on who Falstaff is.

19. Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, King Henry IV
Part One, Bell’s Edition Of Shakespeare’s works,
Published 1961.
From this Novel I found some useful quotes used and
the personality that Falstaff has.