Edward "Ned" Poins, generally referred to as "Poins" /ˈpɔɪnz/, is a fictional character who appears in two plays by Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2. He is also mentioned in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Poins is Prince Hal's closest friend during his wild youth. He devises various schemes to ridicule Falstaff, his rival for Hal's affections. Unlike Hal's other principal low-life associates, who all either reappear or are mentioned in Henry V, Poins disappears from the narrative with no explanation.
| Property |
Value |
| dbo:abstract |
Edward "Ned" Poins, generally referred to as "Poins" /ˈpɔɪnz/, is a fictional character who appears in two plays by Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2. He is also mentioned in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Poins is Prince Hal's closest friend during his wild youth. He devises various schemes to ridicule Falstaff, his rival for Hal's affections. Unlike Hal's other principal low-life associates, who all either reappear or are mentioned in Henry V, Poins disappears from the narrative with no explanation. (en) |
| dbo:creator |
dbr:William_Shakespeare |
| dbo:firstAppearance |
Henry IV, Part 1 |
| dbo:lastAppearance |
dbr:Henry_IV,_Part_2 |
| dbo:portrayer |
dbr:Tony_Beckley dbr:Jack_Galloway |
| dbo:series |
dbr:Henriad |
| dbo:thumbnail |
wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Poins_and_Hal.jpg?width=300 |
| dbo:wikiPageID |
44830759 (xsd:integer) |
| dbo:wikiPageLength |
11765 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger) |
| dbo:wikiPageRevisionID |
1109009795 (xsd:integer) |
| dbo:wikiPageWikiLink |
dbr:Robert_Nye dbr:Prince_Hal dbc:Sidekicks_in_literature dbc:Male_Shakespearean_characters dbr:Edward_I_of_England dbr:Fred_Barnard dbr:Thomas_Wyatt_(poet) dbr:Henriad dbr:Leonard_Digges_(writer) dbr:Tony_Beckley dbr:William_Shakespeare dbr:Doll_Tearsheet dbr:Falstaff dbr:Bardolph_(Shakespeare_character) dbr:Falstaff's_Wedding dbr:The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor dbr:Mistress_Quickly dbc:Comedy_theatre_characters dbr:Henry_IV,_Part_1 dbr:Jack_Galloway dbr:Henry_IV,_Part_2 dbr:William_Kenrick_(writer) dbr:Tewkesbury_mustard dbr:The_Famous_Victories_of_Henry_V dbr:Robert_Barnabas_Brough dbr:File:Falstaff_and_Hal._at_the_Boar's_Tavern.jpg dbr:File:Poins.jpg dbr:S:Of_the_Courtier's_Life |
| dbp:caption |
Poins and Hal, illustration by Fred Barnard (en) |
| dbp:creator |
dbr:William_Shakespeare |
| dbp:first |
Henry IV, Part 1 (en) |
| dbp:gender |
Male (en) |
| dbp:last |
Henry IV, Part 2 (en) |
| dbp:name |
Edward Poins (en) |
| dbp:nationality |
English (en) |
| dbp:occupation |
royal hanger-on (en) |
| dbp:portrayer |
dbr:Tony_Beckley dbr:Jack_Galloway |
| dbp:religion |
Christian (en) |
| dbp:series |
dbr:Henriad |
| dbp:wikiPageUsesTemplate |
dbt:EngvarB dbt:IPAc-en dbt:Quote dbt:Reflist dbt:Short_description dbt:Use_dmy_dates dbt:Henriad dbt:Infobox_character |
| dcterms:subject |
dbc:Sidekicks_in_literature dbc:Male_Shakespearean_characters dbc:Comedy_theatre_characters |
| gold:hypernym |
dbr:Character |
| rdf:type |
owl:Thing dul:Agent dbo:Agent wikidata:Q24229398 wikidata:Q95074 dbo:FictionalCharacter |
| rdfs:comment |
Edward "Ned" Poins, generally referred to as "Poins" /ˈpɔɪnz/, is a fictional character who appears in two plays by Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2. He is also mentioned in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Poins is Prince Hal's closest friend during his wild youth. He devises various schemes to ridicule Falstaff, his rival for Hal's affections. Unlike Hal's other principal low-life associates, who all either reappear or are mentioned in Henry V, Poins disappears from the narrative with no explanation. (en) |
| rdfs:label |
Ned Poins (en) |
| owl:sameAs |
freebase:Ned Poins yago-res:Ned Poins wikidata:Ned Poins https://global.dbpedia.org/id/oxxD |
| prov:wasDerivedFrom |
wikipedia-en:Ned_Poins?oldid=1109009795&ns=0 |
| foaf:depiction |
wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Falstaff_and_Hal._at_the_Boar's_Tavern.jpg wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Poins_and_Hal.jpg wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Poins.jpg |
| foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf |
wikipedia-en:Ned_Poins |
| foaf:name |
Edward Poins (en) |
| is dbo:wikiPageRedirects of |
dbr:Poins |
| is dbo:wikiPageWikiLink of |
dbr:Howie_Seago dbr:1976_Laurence_Olivier_Awards dbr:BBC_Television_Shakespeare dbr:Tony_Beckley dbr:An_Age_of_Kings dbr:List_of_Shakespearean_characters_(L–Z) dbr:Henry_IV,_Part_1 dbr:The_Hollow_Crown_(TV_series) dbr:Chimes_at_Midnight dbr:Henry_IV,_Part_2 dbr:Orson_Welles_theatre_credits dbr:Tewkesbury_mustard dbr:Poins |
| is foaf:primaryTopic of |
wikipedia-en:Ned_Poins |
