The night’s body be called thieves of the day’s beauty. By reading their exchanges it is easily seen that Shakespeare has them talking in prose.įalstaff: Marry, then, sweet wag, when thou art king, let not us that are squires of Falstaff socializes with the lower class and is said to give “the general impression of a prattling coward trying to amuse others by falsely reasoning away matters that are quite obviously against him” (Small, 114). Prince Henry is the heir to the throne, who goes out carousing with Falstaff. In Act 1, Scene 2 the reader is introduced to Prince Henry and Falstaff. The hard returns are present to keep the rhythm of the iambic pentameter which is five iambic feet or five pairs of unstressed/stressed syllables (Shaw, 15). The first sentence is spanned across four lines instead of typing it all out across the page completely from left to right. The words “Find”, “And” and “To” are capitalized when they appear in the middle of the sentence. All of these characteristics can be seen in this excerpt of the King’s opening speech. There are hard returns visible in the middle of sentences, leading to the capitalization of every line when writing verse (Schwartz). It is similar to prose because the final words of the lines do not rhyme in any regular pattern. Blank verse is unrhymed iambic pentameter. Shall daub her lips with her own children’s blood (1.1.1-6) No more the thirsty entrance of this soil The King starts off the play saying:įind we a time for frighted peace to pant,Īnd breathe short-winded accents of new broils Shakespeare shows the diversity between upper and lower class by using various forms of speech, address and relationships.Īt the very beginning of Henry IV, Part 1 it can be seen how the King converses with Westmoreland in verse. With the upper class being able to achieve a higher and better education their speech was more eloquent while the lower class were mostly educated in their trade and not further. Language is one of particular interest in various sections of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1. This resulted in countless differences between the people of each class, including wealth, education, housing, language, etc. The upper class was royalty and noblemen, while the lower class consisted of the laborers and commoners.
In Early modern England, there were many differences between the upper and lower class in society. But Hotspur feels that the King has not been sufficiently grateful to Hotspur's family for helping him in the past.Henry IV, Part One: Language of the Upper and Lower Class Henry IV, Part One : Language of the Upper and Lower Class The King demands Hotspur's allegiance and help against the Welsh.
King Henry regrets that his own eldest son, Henry (known as Hal) spends most of his time in the taverns of London with vagabonds and ne'er-do-wells. There is also fighting in the north between the Earl of Douglas and Harry Hotspur, the warlike son of one of Henry's former allies. His cousin, Edmund Mortimer, has been captured by Owen Glyndwr, a Welsh rebel. But his departure is prevented by news of disloyalty and civil unrest. To atone for Richard's death, Henry IV resolves to lead a crusade to Jerusalem. During his ascension, he was partially implicated in the murder of his cousin, Richard II, in prison. Henry's army wins the battle, while Hal redeems himself from his wild youth and kills Hotspur.įollowing the events of Shakespeare's play, Richard II, Henry Bolingbroke has succeeded to the throne of England as King Henry IV. Angry, Hotspur gathers a rebellion, and Henry and Hal go to battle to stop him. While his son Price Hal spends time in the taverns, King Henry IV argues with his former ally Hotspur. TL DR: King Henry IV fights off a growing rebellion while his son drinks and robs people his son redeems himself. Prices, booking, opening times and more to help you get organised
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