Themes in Shakespeare

Shakespeare explores what it means to be an sightly and just men In Henry IV Part I William Shakespeare goes into depth of what reputations are equal and how they boast what It Is to be h adeptst and an honorable person. Shakespeare Is able to delve Into aspects of characters personality traits by presenting them with choices they have to string (Including) from prince Hal having to stand up to his enemy Hotshot to (and) Falstaff lying and deceiving actions that leads him to becoming knighted in the Elizabethan times.These choices signifies Shakespeare views that it goes not matter who you may be or what you may have done whether you have been stealing, drin ability, and abusing others you can still be knighted and be classified by others as honorable. Lets start off with Sir prat Falstaff, Shakespeare has developed a character that is very alikeable by those in the Elizabethan times, the listening in particular were intrigued with Falstaff as a character, why? Because he l ived his life like there was no tomorrow, he knows that you only deserve one chance at life and this appealed to him and the audience, Shakespeare also delved IntoFalstaff traits portraying them through his Interactions with others In how he would interact with others, these examples include that he would abuse the bart sacker at the tavern and worse of all he would Ill to her displaying Falstaff as creation dishonest to fightds others, another example Is when he Is on the receiving end of being robbed by Prince Hal and Points, he lies about the situation, denies everything and that he was not scared, but in the end he covers up these lies by being even more dishonest by verbaliseing l knew it was you but he didnt know it was prince Hal and points and that e was covering up his tracks.Shakespeare also displays Falstaff opinions of honor as a disgrace, he also goes on to say what is honor air signifying he does not care one bit about honor. Falstaff however does display being hones t to himself but not to others this is evident when Hal and Points repeatedly insult Falstaff by saying fecund as butter you are Falstaff now to the common person they would deny these Insults but to Falstaff he accepts these insults, cops It on the chin, and accepts who he Is no denying from him, this portrays the honest to struggleds himself.Now on to Hotshot, Hotshot Is a completely opposite character from Sir John Falstaff, headliner Is a warrior, a medieval knight, a soldier in our modern society If he were alive, he is the honorable men of the play and Shakespeare evidently display this through him dying at the end of the play to supporter waging war on poove Henry.Shakespeare wanted to create a character that was raffish and skilful who was not afraid of anything, the traits of ace provided the platform of what an honorable person is. Also note how Shakespeare presents hotshot as talking very fast paced and if you equalized hotshot he would be standing tall upright, lik e a king and signifies him as more of an honorable person.Also Shakespeare addition into the play of Hotshot waging war against King Henry for the fact that Hotshot cousin is not being Included in the throne and that he deserves to be, glandless that hotshot has values upon his family and that he could have let It all go and not had a war but he was determined, he was subjected In his right mind that he needed to protect his family and this signifies to the audience of what it is to have honor even to the battle field, the tart off with how he became the King, King Henry killed Richard the precedent King to become the new king, in a way Henry is portraying dishonest and yellow actions to become the king in our modern society you would have to be subjected to family origin or get hitched with to a king but in the Elizabethan times if you kill the king you become the king in which case this is how Henry becomes King happens to Henry. Shakespeare portrays Henry as one of our modern day politician once they are in the top Job aka (prime minister) they cant seem to hold off their promises in which Henry didnt keep his promise to hotshot which signifies that Shakespeare was portraying him as being a lire and a thief and that this presents to the audience you genuinely cant trust the person in charge.Also note this is how Shakespeare has incorporated into his play the dramatic irony of Henry and hotshot relationship we see at the start of the play how Henry did not want to wage war on hotshot and that if hotshot release his prisoners he would drop his attack on hotshot, but as already discussed we know hotshot traits of being a warrior, soldiers, mediaeval knight displays he has too such(prenominal) nor and dignity to let this pass and that he needed to protect him and his family for Henry not keeping a promise to hotshot. Through the developments of characters to there traits Shakespeare is able to distinguish his opinions and views of what it is to be an hon est and honorable men from hotshot gallant stand against King Henry to Falstaff exploring tow ways of being honest to himself but not to others. Through Henry lies and stealing of the throne distinguish Shakespeare presenting what it is to be an honest men and what it is to be an honorable men.