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Henry IV: Hotspur Vs. Harry - College Essay

Henry IV: Hotspur Vs. Harry

At the beginning of the play it seems that the chief rebel, Hotspur, is in
dispute with the King but as the play progresses we find that the main contest
is between Hotspur and Hal, the King's son. At first thought, Hotspur seems to
be the easy winner, for all Hal does is spend his time with his friends
gallivanting around, stealing and drinking.

Hotspur, on the other hand, has returned from a battle in which he defeated the
Scots led by Glendower. He has taken many prisoners including the Earl of
Douglas, a Scottish warlord. Hotspur is a very valiant warrior who has won a
great reputation for himself on the battlefield. He is young and impetuous as
his name suggests.

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entertaining himself with poor company.

Hotspur has nothing but disrespect for Hal. During the play he calls him:

'the madcap Prince of Wales'.

He thinks of Hal as an unworthy opponent. From Hotspur's point of view the only
real opponent is King Henry, and yet it is Hal, 'the madcap of Wales', who
vanquishes him in the end, much to his surprise and dismay. We are neither
surprised nor dismayed by Hal's triumph because we know Hal better than Hotspur
does, and we know what is going to happen.

In the first few scenes of the play we feel that Hal is exactly as Hotspur
describes him, a madcap Prince, but as the play progresses we see that Hal
intends to shine when he becomes King. He says that when the time comes he will
' throw off' his loose behaviour and present himself as the worthy successor to
King Henry.

On the other hand, Henry is of the opinion that Hal is behaving in a similar way
to King Richard, whilst Hotspur is winning the respect and admiration that may
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Added: 4/25/2006 09:28:14 PM
Category: Arts
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