《亨利四世》是莎士比亚历史剧中最成功、最受欢迎的剧作,被看成莎士比亚历史剧的代表作,也被评论界誉为“喜剧手法和具有悲剧性质的历史剧创作手法”的完美结合。剧中轻松、平庸、充满恶作剧的快乐的市井生活与紧张、复杂、充满流血阴谋的宫廷生活形成强烈对比,使作品不仅散发出浓郁的生活气息,而且具有相当的历史深度。剧中主人公亨利四世之子——哈利王子在一系列变故中逐渐走向成熟。在这个“男性气概缺失”的时代,我们能从哈利王子由“浪荡少年”向“极具男性气概的王者”的华丽转身中学到什么? “Henry IV” is the most successful and popular play in Shakespeare’s history play. It is regarded as the representative work of Shakespeare’s historical drama and also praised by critics as the perfect combination of “comedy and tragedy of historical drama creation” . The relaxed, mediocre and mischievous happy city life contrasts with the intense, complex and bloody conspiracies of the court life. The work not only exudes a rich flavor of life, but also has a considerable depth of history. The protagonist of the play Henry IV son - Prince Harry in a series of changes gradually mature. In this era of “masculinity”, what can we learn from the magnificent turn of Prince Harry from “Swinging Teenagers” to “The Manly King”?