The first stage Henry goes through in the play that indicates his ultimate transformation is his sudden level of maturity. This is evident when at the beginning of the play the two Bishops – Bishop of Canterbury and Bishop Ely are discussing his former days as a careless Prince. “The courses of his youth promised it not…..But that wilderness….seemed to die too” (I.i.25-27). This shows that everyone remembers that Henry who is King now use to be a womanizing, and juvenile Prince. To put an end to his past reputation Henry develops a sudden maturity and strategic mind to gain political control as a King. This is evident in the way he handles the three traitors. “We do deliver you. Get you therefore hence, Poor miserable wretches, to your death” (II.ii. 176-177) Henry sentences and punishes the traitors in such a manner that even they do not blame Henry for their mistakes, they believe they deserve them. After Henry gains political strategy and a reputation as a “shrewd” politician, he gains the love of
The first stage Henry goes through in the play that indicates his ultimate transformation is his sudden level of maturity. This is evident when at the beginning of the play the two Bishops – Bishop of Canterbury and Bishop Ely are discussing his former days as a careless Prince. “The courses of his youth promised it not…..But that wilderness….seemed to die too” (I.i.25-27). This shows that everyone remembers that Henry who is King now use to be a womanizing, and juvenile Prince. To put an end to his past reputation Henry develops a sudden maturity and strategic mind to gain political control as a King. This is evident in the way he handles the three traitors. “We do deliver you. Get you therefore hence, Poor miserable wretches, to your death” (II.ii. 176-177) Henry sentences and punishes the traitors in such a manner that even they do not blame Henry for their mistakes, they believe they deserve them. After Henry gains political strategy and a reputation as a “shrewd” politician, he gains the love of