An Analysis Of William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part One

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One of William Shakespeare’s great stories was called Henry IV, Part One. William Shakespeare was an amazing writer. This play was written sometime in 1598 (Gill xxxi). Roma Gill in Henry IV, Part One states that the play was first published as “The History of Henrie the Fourth” in 1598 (xxxi). The name was then changed to Henry IV, Part One after the sequel was made. This story was assumed to be written in Stratford-Upon (Love). There are a numerous amount of characters in Henry IV, Part One, but just a few of great importance. The important characters are King Henry who was exiled from his native country, but later returned to inherit the throne. He is the main character in this play. Next, there is Prince Harry who was the son of the king …show more content…
There are a few more settings where the scenes of the story take place. Henry IV, Part One also happens in Rochester, Windsor, on the highway near Gad’s Hill, Warkworth Castle in Northumberland, The Boar’s Head Tavern at Eastcheap, Owen Glendower’s Castle in North Wales, the rebel camp near Shrewsbury, the Palace in London, and the battlefield. The mood of this play was honorable. Throughout this play it displayed a mood of honor and power. Kings always have a sense of power and honor, but in the play King Henry has to find out how to hold on to his honor as the rebels try to test how legit he is as a king. Furthermore, it also shows the act of honor by how loyal some of them were to each other. Although the prince and the king didn’t get along with each other in a point of the story, they ended up fixing their relationship with one another and showed their honor to one another. This play contained a mood of war. In this book, there was a bunch of conversations going on to remind us that civil war is a family war. Henry IV, Part One opens up with an act of war. The war will continue in the sequel Henry IV, Part Two (Bivington). There were two main problems in Henry IV, Part One. The first problem involved the disagreement and arguing between the King and his son Prince Harry. The disagreement caused the king to speak of things that could hurt a son very deeply. The next one was a family of nobleman plotted on a rebellion that could harm Henry in a severe

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