1. Defining the Principles of Honor in Henry IV
What never-dying honour hath he got-(III.2.105-106). ... this sickness doth infect The very life-blood of our enterprise-(IV.1.28-29). ... (III.2.18-21) Not only does he say he is changed and promises the king to be more himself, he makes a vow to seek out Hotspur and redeem himself for his past actions. Hal concludes his oath with a promise, "And I will die a hundred thousand deaths Ere break the smallest parcel of this vow- (III.2.158-159). ... He forgives Hotspur, his greatest enemy, and even laments his death. ...
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