Passing Thoughts on the Henriad

Metadata

  • Author: Kerry Walters
  • Full Title: Passing Thoughts on the Henriad
  • Category:articles
  • Summary: Kerry Walters reflects on Shakespeare’s Henriad, praising Richard II and Richard III as the standout plays. He finds Falstaff to be a negative character rather than a comic figure, embodying moral failure. Walters also critiques Henry V, suggesting that Henry VI Parts 2 and 3 are stronger than often recognized.
  • URL: https://kerrywalters.substack.com/p/passing-thoughts-on-the-henriad

Highlights

  • Richard’s fall from the throne (and jerkitude) and subsequent ascent to genuine greatness is as powerful as anything written by Aeschylus. (View Highlight)
  • If Richard III is the personification of baleful evil, Falstaff is the personification of seedy moral failure. (View Highlight)