# Owen Glendower — Henry IV, Part I character guide

> Owen Glendower in Henry IV, Part I by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Glendower, Cousin

**First appearance:** 0011-act-iii-scene-i

## Snapshot

A Welsh lord and self-styled magician who claims the heavens blazed at his birth and whose pride matches Hotspur's scorn.

## Who they are

Glendower rules Wales and brings its wild power to the rebel alliance, boasting of spirits he can summon and battles he has won against King Henry. His mystical self-regard collides hilariously with Hotspur's blunt mockery, exposing the vanity and friction beneath the rebels' united front. The map-dividing scene shows how fragile their partnership truly is.

## In the story

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_iv_part_i_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-i)

Glendower asserts his extraordinary birth and magical powers, claims to command spirits, and insists on the natural course of the River Trent. He is offended by Hotspur's mockery.

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_iv_part_i_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-i)

Mentioned as unable to raise his forces for another fourteen days, adding to the rebels' troubles.

### [Scene IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_iv_part_i_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-iv)

Mentioned as absent from the rebel forces, overruled by prophecies.

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