... reputation, for in Shakespeare's times one's family name and honor coincided. However, the four major characters in Henry IV; Henry IV, Prince Harry (Hal), Henry Percy (Hotspur), and Falstaff; seem to have come to determine their own separate stance on how honor works and to what degrees this ... idea holds an importance to them personally. The way in which their honorable ideologies have defined their character provides a distinct correlation on how their reputations have been established in the eyes of the public. First off, the rebel king Henry IV ... brings up the introductory disc...

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... , rascal, and combat soldier, and of course a lecher, someone who is overly interested in the opposite sex ("Sir" 464). Falstaff was known for his many individualizing traits. Falstaff always had an interesting part in each section of the play. In the play, Henry IV, Falstaff is a friend of Prince Hal. He amuses himself by wooing the respectable ladies of two merchants, but then beaten and ... (Moore). He is a mysterious combination of a series of literary sources and the phenomenal genius of Shakespeare ("Hamlet" 438). In the play Hamlet, there are many very interesting characters. Clau...

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... person through the early years of their life. Using this definition of "father," when looking at Prince Hal in Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part One," the case can be made that Prince Hal is mentored, influenced and guided by two father figures; King Henry IV, and Falstaff. In the beginning of the play the reader is introduced to Prince Hal who is the heir to England, but ... figures have influenced and shaped Prince Hal. In the beginning of the play one is introduced to Prince Hal who's personality has been molded by his father King Henry IV and interactions with his tavern friend Falstaff...

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