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How ill white hairs become a fool and jester”-Do you consider this an adequate response to the character Falstaff as portrayed in Henry IV (ii)
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C.Keaveny UVD "How ill white hairs become a fool and jester"-Do you consider this an adequate response to the character Falstaff as portrayed in Henry IV (ii) Falstaff was and still is one of Shakespeare's most popular characters, for many reasons. Proof of this can be obtained from the fact that Shakespeare had to write Falstaff his own play, Merry Wives of Windsor, after killing him off in another play. After reading this book and being immediately asked if you agreed with the above statement, you would probably say yes, due to the developments in Falstaff's character towards the end of the play. However, when one re-reads the book with this in mind you would come to a different conclusion. The reasons for this belief are shown below and under this are the reasons why these are not justified. From reading the book it is obvious that Falstaff is a jester of...
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