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1 Henry IV has two main plots that intersect in a dramatic battle at the end of the play. he first plot concerns King Henry IV, his son, Prince Harry, and their strained relationship. The second concerns a rebellion that is being plotted against King Henry by a discontented family of noblemen in the North, the Percys, who are angry because of King Henry’s refusal to acknowledge his debt to them. It’s based on honor, integrity, honesty, and purity. Out of all of William Shakespeare’s body’s of work, “Henry IV” is the most unstable ideas of honor and. King Henry has a lot on his plate because his son Prince Hal isn’t too mannerable. King Henry didn’t anticipate his son’s behavior. Hal is portrayed as a rebellious youth who

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