How Does Henry Change Hal's Character
Henry V ruled England from 1413 to 1422. Before that, his father Henry IV ruled while his son, then known as Hal, spent his time with criminals and even took part in some of their crimes. Hal and his friends were led by a big time drinker, John Falstaff. Henry at that time was seen as a very bad future King, simply because of all of his bad habits, and was even threatened to lose his future position on the throne. As soon as Henry IV died Hal changed drastically, and even banished his old friend John, whom he was very close to. This in my opinion is a very harsh thing to do to an old friend. According to the book King Henry V by Shakespeare, John even dies of a broken heart because Henry rejected him: “His heart is fracted and corroborate”
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When Henry snooped around at night in disguise, he looked for opinions of what the soldiers thought of him. The Chorus called this: “A little touch of Henry in the night”
What Henry found out, is that the soldiers all respect him, but some doubt his cause to invade France. He came across one of his old friends, Ancient Pistol, who shows his affection towards Henry, even though Henry killed one of Pistol’s best friends, Bardolf: “The King is a bawcock, and a heart of gold,, A lad of life, an imp of fame…”
I am led to believe that Henry V was an ideal King with some traits that could show him as a ruthless tyrant.
I believe that Henry had a very good ability to make quick and effective decisions.
All of the quotes supported that Henry was a ruthless tyrant. They can all however be backed up by Henry’s intentions to make the situation more efficient. When he murders the French prisoners, this is by far, in my mind the worst thing that he did. He did it to save time and soldiers, however, in my mind it was not worth the French prisoner’s lives to save a couple of soldiers and a bit of
When Henry snooped around at night in disguise, he looked for opinions of what the soldiers thought of him. The Chorus called this: “A little touch of Henry in the night”
What Henry found out, is that the soldiers all respect him, but some doubt his cause to invade France. He came across one of his old friends, Ancient Pistol, who shows his affection towards Henry, even though Henry killed one of Pistol’s best friends, Bardolf: “The King is a bawcock, and a heart of gold,, A lad of life, an imp of fame…”
I am led to believe that Henry V was an ideal King with some traits that could show him as a ruthless tyrant.
I believe that Henry had a very good ability to make quick and effective decisions.
All of the quotes supported that Henry was a ruthless tyrant. They can all however be backed up by Henry’s intentions to make the situation more efficient. When he murders the French prisoners, this is by far, in my mind the worst thing that he did. He did it to save time and soldiers, however, in my mind it was not worth the French prisoner’s lives to save a couple of soldiers and a bit of