is a historical drama, the other a comedy. However, there is one

very major similarity: how the main characters, Prince Hal and

Katherine, relate to their fathers. They both seem to reject

their social roles. Hal immature and heedless of his

proper place in the world as a respectable prince. Katherine, in

“The Taming of the Shrew”, is contemptuous and repellent towards

In “Henry IV”, the King believes that to effectively lead

the country one needs to lead by example. According to the King’s

philosophy the best man is the one who lives a pure life and in

doing so, attains respect and honor from other men. To the King’s

way of thinking Hotspur is more fit to be a king than Prince Hal,

a comparison that the King makes several times. In Act I, Scene I

King Henry makes his first comparison of Hotspur to his son

father’s view, he has done nothing to prove him worthy of being

intelligent and independent and refuses to play the role of the

approve of the company in which is son keeps, namely Falstaff

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