The famous Sherlock Holmes catchphrase "The game is afoot" is taken from Act I, Scene 3, line 615, where the Earl of Northumberland says: "Before the game is afoot, thou still let'st slip."
The phrase was also later used by Shakespeare in Henry V, Act III, Scene 1, by the title character:
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The Question and Answer section for Henry IV Part 1 is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
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I think Falstaff is more an animated drunk than anything else: he likes to entertain people with stories that invonlve grandeur. I don't think Falstaff is obsessed with honor in the sense of chivalry or war.
