In the Shakespeare's play Henry IV the word honor is used in various forms thirty two times. ... However, the four major characters in Henry IV; Henry IV, Prince Harry (Hal), Henry Percy (Hotspur), and Falstaff; seem to have come to determine their own separate stance on how honor works and to what degrees this idea holds an importance to them personally. ... First off, the rebel king Henry IV brings up the introductory discussion of honor. ... What Hotspur in his one-mindedness fails to see is what Henry IV has already unveiled. ... This being said, King Henry finally grants his son ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Using this definition of "father," when looking at Prince Hal in Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part One," the case can be made that Prince Hal is mentored, influenced and guided by two father figures; King Henry IV, and Falstaff. ... With this in mind, this essay will use textual analysis and exploration to demonstrate how Falstaff and King Henry's roles as father figures have influenced and shaped Prince Hal. In the beginning of the play one is introduced to Prince Hal who's personality has been molded by his father King Henry IV and interactions with his tavern friend Falstaff. .....

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• Grade Level: High School

Right off the bat, these three verses show King Henry IV's discontent with the actions of his son. ... Even if other people see it, King Henry IV needs to see Hal's transformation himself. ... King Henry IV asks Hal how he could do all of the wild and immature things that he has done and be the son of a King, and eventually turn into a King. ... In Part II of the play, we see that King Henry IV has a hard time believing that Hal has really changed. In act four, while the very sick King Henry IV is sleeping, Hal comes in and sits with him. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

- Henry of Lancaster, born Henry of Bolingbroke, became Henry IV through some lucky odds and foolish mistakes made by Richard II. ... - Henry IV, parts I and II dramatize much of Hal's carousing and his close relationship with the fat, jolly drunkard, Falstaff. Falstaff is much older than Hal and takes to Hal as a bit of a father, perhaps to replace the anxious king who did not understand his son's traits or friends. ... This dramatically changes once Henry IV dies. Henry V claims that "Hal" was just an act, a time to enjoy himself and get to know the people, and that he ...

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• Grade Level: High School

When his father Henry IV dies, he is plunged into kinghood. ... In order to understand the connection that Henry has to some characters in the novel, we have to go back to Henry IV. In Henry IV, King Henry is Prince Hal; a rambunctious youth that hangs out with, Pistol, Nym, and Bardolph, the lowest of common folk and has fun. ... But when Hal becomes king, he has to stop hanging around with him and others to take his role as king, rejecting Falstaff and leaving his old friends. Now in Henry V, Falstaff is deathly ill because "the King has killed is heart," according to the Hostess (Act II, ii...

• Word Count: 850
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School