King Henry IV

Tl;dr

-Henry is just a kid, he can't make his own decisions, so he relies on his uncles Gloucester and Winchester to guide him.
-Joan Pucelle (Arc) is a witch, but not really, kinda unclear. She has familiars/spirits she can call on...it's all very strange.
-Talbot, the undefeatable warlord, basically runs the show; his death is the most tragic thing in the play.
-Meanwhile, Plantagenet (York) and Somerset (Lancaster) duke it out for the right of succession. The famed “war of the roses” is the backdrop for Henry VI and Charles le Dauphin's fights.

This is one of the earliest plays of Shakespeare. Despite the fact that sometimes too many things, sub-plots if you will, are taking the action forward, I enjoyed the exchanges between characters; like that of Talbot and his son and even as Joan is first introduced to the stage.
The character of Joan, however, seems problematic and calls for a re-look at Shakespeare's sources.
Early writing. Historical play. This is the first of a trilogy; so perhaps it is better to view this play in light of the rest in the trilogy. To do that I say, “On to the next!”