Homework for Thursday, 9/23, and Friday, 9/24

Read and annotate Henry IV, Part 1, from Act 1, sc. 3, line 199 to Act 2, sc. 2 (pp. 39-65). You may skip Act 2, sc. 1 if you wish, but be sure to read its summary on p. 50. Write a one-page response to the following prompt: The main purpose of Act 2, sc. 2 is to make the audience laugh. Regardless of your sense of humor, identify and explain specific lines that aim to establish the humor in this scene. How does Shakespeare's language attempt to make the audience laugh?