# Duke of Gloucester — Henry IV, Part II character guide

> Duke of Gloucester in Henry IV, Part II by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Gloucester, Humphrey of, King Humphrey

**First appearance:** 0018-act-iv-scene-iv

## Who they are

King Henry's young son, later Duke of Gloucester.

## In the story

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

Present with the king; comments on the king's illness and ominous natural signs.

### [Scene V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_iv_part_ii_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-v)

Attends the king and reports the king's illness.

### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_iv_part_ii_se/chapters/act-v-scene-ii)

Gloucester enters with the group and acknowledges the Chief Justice's genuine sorrow.

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