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Henriad
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Henriad is the informal title used by scholars for Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, comprised of Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V.
It is an argument for debate whether Shakespeare knew he was writing a continuous saga; however, the plays document, over the course of half a century, the rise of Prince Hal, son of Henry IV, into Henry V, a wise king who ends the civil wars that rose out of the death of Richard II. In this context, the plays can be interpreted and performed as a saga.
Some scholars include in the Henriad Shakespeare's First Tetralogy, comprised of the plays Henry VI, Part 1, Henry VI, Part 2, Henry VI, Part 3, and Richard III. However, the links between these plays and the "official" Henriad are doubtful.
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