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- The Shakespeare quote ‘uneasy is the head that wears a crown’ is from Henry IV Part 2 is often now phrased as ‘heavy is the head the wears the crown’. The phrase has become an English idiom meaning that those charged with major responsibility carry a heavy burden that makes it difficult for them to relax.
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Where Does Shakespeare Use “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown?” The origin of the phrase is King Henry IV Part 2. The quote is used in Act III, Scene 1, and is spoken by King Henry in the opening monologue of the act.
Wilt thou upon the high and giddy mast. Seal up the shipboy’s eyes, and rock his brains. In cradle of the rude imperious surge. And in the visitation of the winds, Who take the ruffian billows by the top, Curling their monstrous heads and hanging them. With deafening clamor in the slippery clouds.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. How many thousands of even my poorest subjects are asleep right now! Oh, sleep, oh, lovely sleep, nature's kind nurse: what have I done to frighten you away?
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. 1735; Enter WARWICK and Surrey Earl of Warwick. Many good morrows to your Majesty! Henry IV. Is it good morrow, lords? Earl of Warwick. 'Tis one o'clock, and past. Henry IV. Why then, good morrow to you all, my lords. 1740 Have you read o'er the letters that I sent you? Earl of Warwick. We have, my liege ...
“Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown,” he laments. Right after the fun, raucous tavern scene presents all the charms of immorality, King Henry IV’s grim soliloquy catalogues the pains of morality: Henry tries to be a good, ethical king, but his rectitude has not brought him personal happiness.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. Tired, sick, guilty, and beset by rebellion, King Henry IV is feeling the weight of his crown. Why, even the "vile" of his realm, after...
He closes the speech with one of the play’s most famous lines, often quoted as a motto about the anxiety and discomfort that accompany great power: “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown” (3.1.31).
