Context
The medieval code of conduct associated with knighthood.
What is 'chivalry'?
A religious instruction used to teach the fundamental doctrines of a faith, structured in a question-and-answer format (used by Falstaff in his soliloquy).
What is 'catechism'?
The Scottish lord who assists the rebels.
Who is the 'Earl of DOUGLAS'?
The name of the bird that King Henry compares Richard II to in his speech to Prince Hal ('heard, not regarded').
What is 'cuckoo'?
What Peto finds in Falstaff's pockets at the end of Act 2 Scene 4.
What is an 'invoice/receipt'?
The historical concept that describes the universe as a divinely ordered hierarchy.
What is the 'Great Chain of Being'?
An interjection used by Shakespeare as a mild oath or expression of surprise, a contraction of 'Christ's wounds'.
What is 'zounds'?
The Roman god of war that King Henry compares Hotspur to (in his speech to Hal).
Who is 'Mars'?
The character who says this line:
"Rebellion lay in his way, and he found it."
Who is 'Falstaff'?
The final amount of 'buckram men' that Falstaff insists set upon him (starts at 'two').
What is 'eleven'?
The name of the historical and literary narrative curated by 16th-century English monarchs to legitimise their rule.
What is the 'Tudor myth'?
The shield-shaped emblem used in heraldry to display a coat of arms (used by Falstaff to denigrate honour).
What is a 'scutcheon'?
The character to whom Hotspur appends the epithet 'sword-and-buckler'.
Who is 'PRINCE Hal'?
The missing adjectives of this quote by Hal:
And, like __________ metal on a ________ ground [...]
What are 'bright' and 'sullen'?
The Act and Scene in which PRINCE Hal and FALSTAFF first appear.
What is 'Act 1 Scene 2'?
The dominant political and social system in medieval Europe (9th to 15th centuries), where land was exchanged for military service and labour.
What is 'feudalism'?
Another name, starting with G, for 'gallows' (the raised wooden platform used for executions).
What is 'gibbet'?
The Roman god of commerce and eloquence that Richard Vernon (one of the rebels) says Hal looks like.
Who is 'Mercury'?
The name of the fish in the below Falstaff quote:
You may buy land now as cheap as stinking ________.
What is 'mackerel'?
The name of the river that Hotspur wants to 'turn', or move out of its course, and which Glendower refuses to do.
What is the 'Trent River'?
The name of the royal house that both Henry IV and Henry V (Hal) belonged to.
What is the 'Lancaster'?
The word, starting with P, (meaning a parrot; or meaning a conceited, talkative person who is overly proud of their appearance or their clothes) that Hotspur uses to describe the lord who pestered him after the battle at Humbleton.
What is 'popinjay'?
The Roman goddess of the moon and the hunt that Falstaff invokes.
Who is 'Diana'?
The name of the bird Lady Percy calls Hostpur in the below quote:
"Go, ye giddy _______!"
What is 'goose'?
The handwoven tapestry used as a wall hanging that Falstaff hides, and falls asleep, behind at the end of Act 2 Scene 4.
What is 'arras'?