The movie depicts Henry V's rise to the throne and part in the Hundred Years War with vague accuracy, but gets the important points across. ... Henry was most likely brought up by his uncle Henry Beaufort. ... At a mere fourteen years he was a member of the Welsh forces who fought against Owen Glendower, who was leading a rebellion against Henry's father, Henry IV (Owen) . ... The scene is also used to expose another doing of Henry's, which was very significant: the re-interring of king Richard II. Historically, Henry's father had usurped his throne from Richard II, an...

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From the previous part of the story of Henry, "Henry IV part 1", Prince Hal seems to have turned from his wild youth to being the responsible king. ... Henry's "bad humours" towards him are to blame. ... When his father, Henry IV, usurped the throne from Richard II, Henry IV set the precedent for his own possible usurpation, and Henry IV then has to fight off all sorts of upheavals throughout his kingship. ... Hal's wildness is in many ways a strategy, he explicitly says at one point that he is acting wildly in order to seem even more wonderful when he reforms (from Henry IV). ... Th...

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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. ... 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. ... King Henry IV awakens and believes the worst of Hal and goes back to believing that Hal is of detestable character. ...

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