... sudden and destructive fury ". This horse will act audaciously on the battlefield. The last few lines serve to describe Hotspur's childish excitement of the opposing army's approach. Hotspur says, "Harry to Harry shall, not horse to horse,/Meet and ne"er part til one drop down a corse." Here, Hotspur's youth and immaturity seem to become apparent. He vows not to leave the ... , "By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap,/ To pluck bright honour from the pale-faced moon,/ Or dive into the bottom of the deep ." (15). Also, Hotspur includes "Harry to Harry shall, not horse to horse," in orde...

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... that his true reason for being, the passing his bounty to the next generation, is undone. The themes of betrayal, pride, and self 18)loathing become evident throughout Shakespeare's masterpiece. Harry Levin says, "Its characteristic transitions from splendor to torment, from 19) O altitude to de profundis, seem to accord with a basic principle of tragic vicissitude" (260). The perilous battle of betrayal ... ...

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