"Then you perceive the body of our kingdom How foul it is, what rank diseases grow, And with what danger, near the heart of it." These lines, spoken by King Henry IV, symptomize the uneasiness that pervades this play. In fact, the play opens with the entrance of Rumor (a role expanded in this production) who promises to "bring smooth comforts false, worse than true wrongs," thus leading us into one of the essential themes …
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