『헨리 4세 1부』는 한국외국어대학교 지식출판콘텐츠원의 셰익스피어 전집 중 12번째 도서로 1600년에 출판된 셰익스피어 도서의 번역본이다. 본 도서는 왕위를 찬탈한 헨리 4세와 그의 아들 웨일즈 왕자 할의 정통성을 다루고 있다. 헨리 4세가 왕위를 찬탈한 후 죽을 때까지 헤어나오지 못했던 ‘피의 정통성’ 문제는 ‘과연 그런 것이 실제로 존재하는가’라는 근본적인 물음과 더불어, 스스로 정통성이 없다고 생각하는 헨리 4세와 그의 아들 웨일즈 왕자 할이 그 정통성을 대체하기 위해 구사한 지배 전략과 연관 지어진다. 그들의 지배 전략은 철처히 마키아벨리적이었다. 또한 그들의 지배 전략은 이상적인 군주가 되기보다는 이상적인 군주로 보이기 위한 것이었다. 이 책을 할 왕자의 관점에서 읽는다면 그의 마키아벨리적 군주로서의 성장기를 읽게 될 것이며, 폴스타프의 거침없는 자기 비하 속에 숨겨진 당대 현실의 폭로에 중심을 두고 읽는다면, 고단한 삶을 살고 있지만 자신이 맡은 소임을 다하는 민초들의 모습을 발견할 수 있을 것이다.

역자 : 심지영 충북대학교 영문학과 졸업 충북대학교 대학원 영문학과 박사 |논문| 「HenryIV 1, 2부에 나타난 권력과 저항의 문제」 「셰익스피어 로맨스극의 여성 원리」 「노마디즘으로 바라본 셰익스피어 로맨스극 여주인공들」 「‘겨울 이야기’: 감시와 처벌 그리고 저항」 「식민지와 여성: ‘폭풍우’에 나타난 남성 지배 욕망의 극복 과정」 외 [번역] 『십이야』(한국외국어대학교 지식출판콘텐츠원)

옮긴이의 말 ········································································ 5 등장인물들 ········································································ 14 1막 1장 ········································································ 17 2장 ········································································ 23 3장 ········································································ 35 2막 1장 ········································································ 51 2장 ········································································ 57 3장 ········································································ 64 4장 ········································································ 71 3막 1장 ········································································ 101 2장 ········································································ 115 3장 ········································································ 125 4막 1장 ········································································ 137 2장 ········································································ 145 3장 ········································································ 150 4장 ········································································ 157 5막 1장 ········································································ 160 2장 ········································································ 168 3장 ········································································ 175 4장 ········································································ 180 5장 ········································································ 190 작품해설 ········································································ 193

1막 1장 런던, 궁정
(왕, 랭카스터의 존 경, 웨스트모어랜드 공작, 월터 블런트 경, 다른 이들과 함께 등장)

왕
우리가 비록 너무나 혼란스럽고 근심으로 창백해지긴 했지만,
겁에 질린 평화가 한숨 돌릴 시간을 주고
멀리 떨어진 곳에서 시작될 새로운 전쟁에 대해서
숨 가쁘게 얘기를 나눠봅시다.
더 이상 이 땅의 목마른 입은 그 입술에
제 자식의 피를 덕지덕지 바르지 않을 것이오.
더 이상 전쟁은 들판에 참호를 파지 않을 것이며,
군마의 적대적인 말발굽에 작은 꽃들이 짓밟혀 멍들지도
않을 것이오. 양측의 적대적인 눈길은
불안한 하늘의 유성들처럼,
모두 하나의 본성, 하나의 본질에서 태어난 자들인데,
최근 내부의 충돌로
동족 살해의 맹렬한 백병전을 벌여 왔소.
그러나 이제는 서로 의지하며 질서 정연하게 줄 맞춰
한 방향으로 행진할 때요. 더 이상
친구와 친척, 동지들과 맞서 싸우지 맙시다.
전쟁의 칼날은 더 이상 칼집에 잘못 넣어진 검처럼
자기 주인을 베지 않을 것이오. 그러니 여러분,
이제 저 멀리 그리스도의 무덤을 향해 나갑시다.
지금 그리스도의 군대는 축복받은 십자가 아래
징집되어 싸우기로 맹세했으니
짐은 즉시 잉글랜드군을 징집할 것이오.
잉글랜드군의 팔은, 1400년 전 우리를 위해
잔혹한 십자가 위에 못 박히신
그리스도의 성스러운 발이 걸어 다니셨던
그 성스러운 들판에서 이교도들을 쫓아내도록
그들 어머니의 자궁에서 주조되었으니 말이오.
그런데 우리가 이미 지난 일 년 동안 이 일을 도모해 왔으니
진군할 예정이라고 말하는 것은 쓸모없는 일일 것이오.
우리는 지금 그 일로 만난 것이 아닙니다. 그러면 경의 말을
한 번 들어 봅시다, 존경하는 웨스트모어랜드 경.
어젯밤, 추밀원에서 이 시급한 원정을 진전시키는 데 있어서
어떤 결정을 내렸다고 들었소만.

웨스트모어랜드
폐하, 이 긴급한 일에 대한 열정적인 논의가 있었고,
여러 임무를 누가 책임질 것인가에 대해 결정을 내렸습니다.