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9 pages. The scenes and moments in the play Henry IV Part I suggest thoughts about the nature and value of poetic drama. Using specific evidence from the play, this paper discusses attitudes and opinions that suggest the playwright's reflections on his art. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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evidence from the play, this paper discusses attitudes and opinions that suggest the playwrights reflections on his art. HENRY IV When the Percy family in this play
by William Shakespeare rebel against Henry IV, he is forced to defend his ground. The fascination in this play lies in the fact that only through trickery can Henry
IV defend his lands; this is done by having several people impersonate himself so as to confuse the enemy. The most notable character in the play is no doubt Hal,
King Henrys son, who spends far too much time in taverns and with the peasant folk. In Act I Scene 2 we see Hal admit he is only learning
the commoners talk so as to know their ways better. So, when this loose behavior I throw off And pay the debt I never promised, By how much better
than my word I am, By so much shall I falsify mens hopes; And like bright metal on a sullen ground, My reformation, glittering oer my fault, Shall show more
goodly and attract more eyes Than that which hath no foil to set it off. Ill so offend, to make offence a skill; Redeeming time when men think least I
will (Shakespeare PG). It has been said that Hal is felt to be Shakespeares version of the ultimate Machiavel, based on Machiavellis The Prince, printed in 1532. The entire
play is based on much foreshadowing, and one incident of this is seen when Falstaff tells Hal that, "By the lord, Ill be a traitor then, when thou art king"
(Act I Scene 2.). This is the case in Henry IV, Part Two, when Hal has Falstaff banished as soon as he is the king. Again this same
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