hydrogen IV is set in England during the English Civil warfare in the late 1400s. This play focuses on Prince Hal who begins as a drunk who can always be found at the local taverns and transforms into a Prince by saving his father in battle and killing Hotspur.
The main characters in Henry IV are, King Henry, Prince Hal (King Henrys son), Sir John Falstaff, who is like a father to Hal at the beginning of the play, the Earl of Worcester, who plots against King Henry, Hotspur (the Earl of Worcesters nephew and a valiant warrior who fights against the king), the Earl of Douglas (a courageous Scotsman who sides with the rebellion), Owen Glendower (a Welshman who has defeated King Henry many times in battle), the Earl of March, also called Mortimer who is the rightful heir to the throne, and the Earl of Westmoreland, who is raving mad at King Henry for not helping him nourish his lands. Honor and manhood are qualities that one obtains through achievements, actions and lever that separate how one lives ones life. Shakespeare approaches honor and manhood, as two key themes in both plays, very other than in Henry IV as compared to Macbeth.
In Macbeth Shakespeare presents honor as intertwined with loyalty. After Macbeth kills Duncan his loyalty falls to his ambition and his...If you take to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com
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