▁a ▁single ▁setting ▁for ▁the ▁plot , ▁with ▁the ▁events ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁real ▁time ▁on ▁a ▁single ▁day . ▁The ▁story ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁convers ations ▁between ▁Fal st aff ▁and ▁Prince ▁Hal , ▁and ▁the ▁characters ▁who ▁w ander ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Bo ar ' s ▁Head ▁Ta vern ▁in ▁East che ap . ▁Through out ▁the ▁story , ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁door ▁knock s ▁bring ▁rem ind ers ▁of ▁events ▁happening ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁outside ▁the ▁ta vern , ▁including ▁the ▁march ing ▁of ▁soldiers ▁to ▁war . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁begins ▁in ▁late ▁afternoon , ▁as ▁B ard olph , ▁G ad sh ill ▁and ▁Pet o ▁sing ▁and ▁drink ▁in ▁an ▁up st airs ▁room ▁at ▁the ▁ta vern . ▁Fal st aff ▁arriv es , ▁followed ▁by ▁Prince ▁Hal ▁and ▁Po ins , ▁whom ▁Fal st aff ▁acc uses ▁of ▁cow ard ice , ▁for ▁not ▁assist ing ▁him ▁in ▁an ▁attempted ▁highway ▁rob ber y ▁earlier ▁that ▁day . ▁Fal st aff ▁ex agger ates ▁the ▁story , ▁until ▁Prince ▁Hal ▁says ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁Po ins ▁had ▁st olen ▁from ▁Fal st aff ▁money ▁that ▁had ▁prior ▁been ▁taken ▁from ▁un ar med ▁trav ellers . ▁ ▁The ▁Host ess ▁announ ces ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁a ▁gentleman ▁from ▁Court , ▁where up on ▁Fal st aff ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁leave . ▁After ▁Prince ▁Hal ▁del ivers ▁a ▁sol ilo qu y , ▁Fal st aff ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁return ▁with ▁news ▁that