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This is a 6 page paper discussing the father and son relationship between King Henry IV and Prince Harry/Hal in Shakespeare’s “Henry IV, Part I”. The father and son relationship between King Henry IV and Prince Harry/Hal in Shakespeare’s “Henry IV, Part I” is one of the central themes of the play and some would argue the most important and lasting theme of the play. King Henry and Harry’s estrangement at the beginning of the play only gives their eventual union and successful triumph together over the revolt to Henry’s throne more poignancy and impact to the historical account. Largely, critics have felt that much of the original misunderstanding of the relationship was on the behalf of the King himself who trusted appearances above action only to be disillusioned by those around him. Audiences and readers of the play are aware of the other influence in Prince Harry’s life, Falstaff, but Harry quickly establishes that he will reform his ways and return to his father and his duties. The personal aspect of the father and son relationship provides for many additional elements within a historical text and it is their personal relationship countered by other relationships within the play which gives the play its real strength and lasting impression.
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Shakespeares "Henry IV, Part I" is one of the central themes of the play and some would argue the most important and lasting theme of the play. King Henry and
Harrys estrangement at the beginning of the play only gives their eventual union and successful triumph together over the revolt to Henrys throne more poignancy and impact to the historical
account. Largely, critics have felt that much of the original misunderstanding of the relationship was on the behalf of the King himself who trusted appearances above action only to be
disillusioned by those around him. Audiences and readers of the play are aware of the other influence in Prince Harrys life, Falstaff, but Harry quickly establishes that he will reform
his ways and return to his father and his duties. The personal aspect of the father and son relationship provides for many additional elements within a historical text and it
is their personal relationship countered by other relationships within the play which gives the play its real strength and lasting impression. Historically, Shakespeares
"Henry IV, Part I" takes place between the reigns of Richard II and Henry V. In Richard II, Henry Bolingbroke who was exiled by King Richard returned to England and
with the help of Worcester, Northumberland and Hotspur, (the Percy family) deposed and murdered King Richard. Bolingbroke is now King Henry IV and the story contains two main themes throughout
the rest of the play: firstly, the growing unrest from within the Percy family who feel that Henry has given them little gratitude and the growing resentment throughout the kingdom
as to Henrys right to the throne which lead to "brush wars"; and secondly, Henrys troubled relationship with his son, Prince Hal/Harry (Adamson; Shakespeare). While his father King Henry is
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