# Mistress Quickly — Henry V character guide

> Mistress Quickly in Henry V by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hostess, Nell Quickly, Nell

**First appearance:** 0009-act-ii-scene-iii

## Who they are

The tavern hostess who reports Falstaff's death and later marries Pistol.

## In the story

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

The Hostess, now married to Pistol, defends her reputation against accusations of keeping a bawdy house and reports that Sir John Falstaff is gravely ill, his heart killed by the king.

### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_v_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-iii)

Mourns Falstaff's death and describes his final moments in vivid detail.

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