... Especially the idea of a good 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 ... 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 discussion of honor. By bringing up the attributes of honor straight ...

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... out details from his childhood is counterproductive to the building of his character which the desires. Henry was a soldier beginning in his teenage years. At a mere fourteen years he was a member of the Welsh forces who fought against Owen Glendower, who was leading a rebellion against Henry's father, Henry IV (Owen) . After only two years of service he commanded his father's forces in the battle ... had usurped his throne from Richard II, and Richard had the opportunity to use Henry as a bargaining chip in the squabble for the throne. Richard refused to ransom Henry, and so Henry rebu...

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... in life. This can be said because Falstaff lives life with intensity, enthusiasm and appreciation. Hal demonstrates this when he is asked by Poins in Act II Scene IV where he has been and Hal responds saying "With three or four loggerheads amongst three or four hogsheads. I have sounded the very base-string ... the positive traits Falstaff has contributed to the shaping of his own character even when Hal uses these traits in his rise from the streets to nobility. In Act I Scene II Prince Hal makes an important speech saying, "So when this loose behavior I throw off/ And pay the debt I ne...

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... existent since biblical times, it has never been something that is socially acceptable in our society. The ancient Greeks thought of homosexuality as a natural act almost as common as heterosexuality. The United States is a primarily Catholic country and in the bible celibacy is embraced and deems homosexuality as a sin. ... the contrary Justice Blackum expressed that it was repulsive to follow a rule of law in this day and age that was laid down when Henry IV reined. Another opinion was that of Justice Powell who felt that punishing for sodomy would violate the eight amendments (cruel a...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate