Finished: Henry IV Part II (Shakespeare) "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown"..."Wake not a sleeping wolf"...."Thy wish was father to that thought". Just a smattering of Shakespeare's sweet words in Henry IV, Part II. Oh how I've missed reading Shakespeare. I left off with Henry IV, Part I, skipped over the middle, and read Richard III next. I've finally decided I need to read everything in between, which includes Henry IV, V and VI. In the meantime, I will make The White Queen my treadmill book to read at the gym in the mornings. I just can't give Shakespeare the respect he deserves by reading him at the gym, lol. Anyway, this will be neat because we watched the series The White Queen, and it deals with Edward, who usurped King Henry VI, and Edward's love, Elizabeth Woodville (the white queen.) It all ties in! :-) Having dived back in, I must say I truly enjoyed Henry IV, Part II...mostly because I like the way Prince Harry (soon to be Henry V) completely changes, gives up his partying ways, mourns his father's death, and accepts the crown as his sovereign responsibility when the king, his father, dies. I didn't enjoy the Falstaff scenes so much...but was so glad when Harry denounced him and his vile ways after his coronation. Also, I think my favorite passages were the deathbed scenes between the king and Harry. Sigh...and so my mini-marathon of Shakespeare's kings begins. :-)