Henry IV: Hotspur vs. Harry At the beginning of the play it seems that the chief rebel‚ Hotspur‚ is in dispute with the King but as the play progresses we find that the main contest is between Hotspur and Hal‚ the King’s son. At first thought‚ Hotspur seems to be the easy winner‚ for all Hal does is spend his time with his friends gallivanting around‚ stealing and drinking. Hotspur‚ on the other hand‚ has returned from a battle in which he defeated the Scots led by Glendower. He has taken many
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McKenzie English 274-056 Spring 2014 Feburary 3rd‚ 2014 Falstaff plays a role of substitute father of Hal as same time focus on influencing Hal in to being a leader like his biological father‚ King Henry. The relationship between Hal and Falstaff in Henry IV is important to the life of Hal. Father and son is always a complex relationship to handle even under the best of circumstances. The father tries to impart lessons learned to spare‚ instruct
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perspectives. Henry IV frequently draws attention to critics who argue about the existence of various versions of the past events. Characters can inevitably recreate the past in the context of present desires[CITATION Wil12 \p 101 \l 1033 ]. For example‚ an angry Hotspur reworks Richard II’s deposition into a shameful and an unjust act so that Richard can turn out as a sweet and lovely rose and not a canker Bolingbroke. Henry‚ on his part tells a different when describing the “skipping king” Richard.
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his most famous and legendary pieces entitled The Prince‚ stresses and describes his political ideas and beliefs. Machiavelli’s concepts have had great influence on prominent leaders that the world has ever seen. Queen Elizabeth I of England and King Henry IV of France are key examples of Machiavelli’s theory of being “cunning like a fox” and “ferocious like a lion.” These two rulers displayed the primary assertion of Machiavelli: a leader is there to make the difficult decisions for his subjects; it
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Prince Hal appreciates his youth by living a life of stealing and spending much time with his companion of robbers. He also knows that he must become the responsible leader that his father wants him to be. He plans to be mature and impress those who did not believe he can be a responsible king. After he has a conversation with his father‚ the King he makes a goal to prove it to his father that he can be that mature responsible leader his father wishes to see by promises to kill the leader or the
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between the two. The play by William Shakespeare‚ Henry the IV‚ is a dramatic portrayal of the various relationships and emotions inherent within the father-son relationship especially emphasized between Harry’s surrogate-like father Falstaff‚ and his biological father King Henry. As the play begins the relationship between father and son is emphasized by the character of King Henry the Fourth and his rebellious son Prince of Wales; Harry or Hal. Falstaff is an elderly
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concepts for political ascendancy and maintaining power as a monarch. In Shakespeare’s plays‚ Henry IV Part I and Richard III‚ the contrasting characters of Prince Hal and King Richard demonstrate striking similarities in their pursuit and use of power and leadership. Although Prince Hal is destined to be a good king‚ and Richard a bad king‚ the two approach power and leadership quite linearly. Hal and Richard both take similar approaches in rising to power‚ using leadership roles to deceive‚
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with a parent-child relationship in the historical plays of Henry IV Parts One and Two in the characters of Henry Bullingsworth (Henry IV) and his son Hal (Prince of Wales‚ later Henry V). The fact stands clear in the development of the son‚ Hal: the son’s success in life is not dependent on his relationship to his father politically‚ but success is demonstrated when there is a realization of both parties on the level of parental love. Hal is not living up to his name‚ but also to blame in his father’s
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The Honorable King Henry V What is honor? For some‚ honor is everything they hope to achieve. For others‚ honor is just a word. Even though many people do not believe so‚ honor is present just as much today as it was in William Shakespeare’s day. In the play Henry IV Part 1‚ Hal is the best example of an honorable person. Honor is a state of mind that causes people to be honest‚ just and kind. Hal was an honorable man; this is one of the greatest qualities he possessed. To be honorable
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backs‚ and why we need this refuge of sorts. It all started when King Henry VIII was born. His Majesty was born January the twenty-eighth the year of our Lord 1491 (Henry VIII). Henry was never really meant to be king‚ his older brother Arthur was. Arthur was taught how to be a king ever since he was old enough to understand it‚ he was even betrothed to an advantageous girl‚ Catherine of Aragorn‚ since the age of two (Henry VIII). Henry on the other hand was taught theology‚ music‚ languages‚ poetry
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