Shakespeare "Henry IV-2" (1979 TV) Falstaff Praises Wine

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Falstaff (Anthony Quayle) takes a prisoner on the battlefield, has exchange with Lancaster, then praises wine and ample potations....Act 4, scene 3 in it's entirety (Arden edition)

Anthony Quayle ... Sir John Falstaff
Gordon Gostelow ... Bardolph
David Buck ... Earl of Westmoreland
Rob Edwards ... Prince John of Lancaster

Directed by David Giles

William Shakespeare's "The second Part of King Henry the Fourth"...........a bit more dark and cynical than part 1.

Maurice Morgann on Falstaff:

"To me [...] it appears that the leading quality in Falstaff's character, and that from which all the rest take their colour, is a high degree of wit and humour, accompanied with great natural vigour and alacrity of mind. [...] Laughter and approbation attend his greatest excesses; and, being governed visibly by no settled bad principle or ill design, fun and humour account for and cover all."

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  • Shakespeare hasn't forgotten to import something of Bacchus into his masterpiece of impiety, indecency, and disrespect. What is really contained in that praise of sack for young men, as the true source of all noble virtues?

  • No, Old English sounds more like:

    Oögen oggen spchracken sprecken snörpf igbog börgenschröpf stupidken brog glörp.

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  • @ludachris475 Old English sounds nothing like that. That's more authentic German than anything close to "Olde English".

  • this is great!.................footeno­te: Plate Armor.........fact: a knight once was knocked from his horse. the enemy surrounded him in a frenzy and with hammers and axes broke through and divided him like a crab! his armor was useless!

  • @Kneenibble

    Just as much as skill in the sack is nothing without the weapon:)

  • Hail Quayle

  • Quayle is the best Falstaff that possibly ever was.

    It is hard for me to imagine one better.

    The Caedmon Audio tapes have his performances of all the Falstaff plays, including the Merry Wives. It is worth obtaining them, or I can try uploading it - if you are interested.

  • Skill in the weapon is nothing without SACK!!!

  • A great speech, and Quayle is a brilliant Falstaff. The benefits of booze! Quite right too. Thanks for sharing!

  • OMG my great great uncle is in this

    omg i am related to someone that is on the internet

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