... and Two In the beginning of Henry IV, King Henry seems pre-occupied with re-establishing his moral legitimacy to the throne. He talks of atoning for Richard II's death by going on a crusade, "to chase these pagans from those holy fields" (I.i.24). He never actually does anything to atone for Richard's death, the most he ever actually accomplishes ... harms anyone in the play, while the King praises Hotspur for his chivalrous deeds, most of which involve killing and capturing various people. Though of course, by the end of Henry IV: Part Two, Hal's change has become quite tangible. As s...

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