Henry IV of England Essays

different ways as to how King Richard failed miserably as a king. This play was written around 1595, tells the story of how King Richard's reign started and even how it ended. Ironically, Henry Bolingbroke, Richard's cousin, was exiled in the beginning of the play by Richard. The irony in this would be that Henry Bolingbroke was the one that took Richard's throne, country, and his people from him and made them his own. The ways that Richard failed as a king would be how he was very ignorant whenever

Earl Harold of Wessex, who later became King Harold of England, “‘[chooses] to force [his brother Tostig] into disgraceful exile’” (148) when “‘[Tostig refuses] to listen’” (147) to the voices of his people. Harold plans everything strategically by “[revealing] as little information as [possible]” (127) when he was held captive with Evyn and the rest of his men by Duke William. Harold has shown consistently that he “‘is a man who… can lead [England] into war… but [also knows] how to keep the peace’”

Shakespeare that centralizes the main themes of family, loyalty, suffering, and power. To summarize, King Richard II banishes Henry Bolingbroke, he then seizes noble land, and finally utilizes this money to fund a war in Ireland. When Henry Bolingborke returns to England to reclaim his land, he gathers an army to fight against Richard and overturns him as king. However, Henry imprisons him, and Richard gets murdered in jail. In this paper, I will evaluate the implications of metaphors, symbolism, rhymes

“Annabel Lee”, is a poem that was written by one of the most famous poets, Edgar Allan Poe, in 1849. Poe is known for writing poetry that connects back to events and tragedies that have happened to him in his life. “Annabel Lee” is a poem about a man who has loved a girl since they were children, however, she tragically dies. The speaker has a hard time dealing with the loss, but even her death does not keep him from not continuing to love her. In “Annabel Lee” Edgar Allan Poe uses symbolism, repetition

Furthermore, friendships can be ruined by the discrepancy in ideals, as shown by Thomas More and The Duke of Norfolk. The Oath of Supremacy was mandatory and everyone in England had no choice but to take it. Thomas and Norfolk were once very good friends, though Thomas’ refusal in taking the Oath of Supremacy brought their relationship into forced conflict. No man can serve two masters, and since Norfolk serves the King, he cannot stay friends with any man such as Thomas, who opposes the King’s

The corruption of Edward: The tension between Guilt and Anger in Richard III 2.1 104:136 It is in these lines that William Shakespeare presents King Edward pondering how his brother George could be dead. Edward reflects before a meeting of nobles including Dorset, Rivers, Queen Elizabeth, Richard, and Stanley. In his words we see much sorrow and guilt as Edward appears to be taking the blame for his action. However, when Stanley asks of the king for pardon of his servant, who has just killed a

authority to govern at any given point in the play. The person who held the divine authority shifted mid-play, as Richard’s subjects analyzed his decisions--or, rather, indecision--and began to doubt his divinity, shifting popular faith from Richard to Henry. Upon word of the Duke of York’s betrayal, King Richard didn’t proclaim damnations on

However, Gaunt uses the imagery of the garden expresses concern about how if misused, it could become to the point of destruction. In his speech on his deathbed, Gaunt also made reference to England as being the God-given glory of the "mother" and all her natural attributes. He indicates that England exists as a type of holy refuge for all men on this earth and is a fortress built by nature. The image of the garden has been used throughout the play and in many other works by Shakespeare. The

representative. These feelings of empowerment in Richards head make him not a good fit for kingship. Throughout the play he demonstrates these true colors of his character first by forcing a duel, then instead banishing the two men, one of which is Henry Bolingbroke for ten years. “We were not born to sue but t command; Which since we cannot do to make you friends, Be ready, as your lives shall answer it, At Conventry upon Saint Lambert’s day.

The first half of Richard II seems to demonstrate the beginning of a paradigm shift in royal power, where Richard’s mere presence as King can no longer hide his absence of effective leadership. While Richard has no problem carrying out the ceremonial duties of the king—formally settling disputes, speaking eloquently as a king “ought” to—he is nothing really more than a figurehead. In the first scene of The Hollow Crown, Richard’s status as King is made painfully obvious; he is draped in silky, gold

All the King’s Men: a Play 1. All the King’s Men central conflict can be characterized as a fight between Past and Present. It presents both in characters’ fates and interactions with each other. Jack Burden is forced to threaten and blackmail Judge Irwin, who cared about a man in his childhood and turned out to be his biological father. The conflict between Past and Present is also a central point in the fate of Willie Stark. It looked like the man really cared about voters’ fates at the beginning

(Pritchett, 2009). King Richard II was providing good leadership until his uncle, John of Gaunt, died. After this happens, King Richard II becomes self-indulgent and takes the wealth of John of Gaunt, even though these items did not belong to him. Henry Bolingbroke was the son of John of Gaunt and since King Richard II exiled him, he

Social status in the medieval times was a way to represent someone's dignity. It introduced certain people into society where either you were part of the high class or low class. In Chaucer's lifetime, many people were seen "different" because it was all based upon social status. High ranked people were never seen with lower ranked people because there was a huge wall that separated both social statuses. There were two places, the cheap side and the royal side, that determined the lives of a low

literature includes these counterparts that display the author’s views of good and evil. In the Medieval Era, this concept was no different. In the anonymously written epic of Beowulf, heroes and villains are portrayed similarly to Shakespeare’s play Henry V- as war heroes and their opponents. In The Inferno, Dante Alighieri took a more spiritual view on the hero and villain, while Geoffrey Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales portrays the hero simply as one who outsmarts his opponent. In these four famous

Shakespeare wrote The First Part of Henry the IV to adhere to an audience that would be familiar with the history and the characters within the play, because it was still considered recent history; however, he did alter the storyline to gear the play in a more tragic direction rather than writing the historical events as they truly happened. Similar to most of his plays, this play had been published multiple times, by several different publishers, which causes some discrepancies between the different

kingship role (Bevington, D., 2014). In Act I, we find that the King is mediating the trial between his cousin Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray for theft and murder. Although it was King Richard II that gave the order for the assassination of his uncle Duke of Gloucester, the man that Bolingbroke and Mowbray were accusing each other of committing. John of Gaunt, the father of Henry Bolingbroke, felt that his son had received punishment for a crime that he did not commit. In fact, afterward

and act how he pleases. His power- hungry nature leads to his ultimate demise. This theme of power is seen throughout the play. His abuse of power beginnings with him banishing Bolingbroke and then seizing John of Gaunt's property, which deprives Henry Bolingbroke of the right to gain the land. This seizing of the land leads Richard to losing his crown and power. He believes he has the right to perform these acts because he feels as if no one can tell him what to do except God and that he holds all

Re: Discussion 2 , from Creasman, Joshua, posted May 23 2018 9:46PM I believe that Richard is a manipulative, tragic hero figure. Shakespeare shows that King Richard is a powerful character who commands the respect of a true king, but Richard is blind and foolish, yet he inspires fear and pity to his audience. He believed he was endowed with divine powers and could take property that belonged to others, but he had no right (Erable, 2003). He failed as a king, so inevitably his country suffered.

Question 1: The poetic element that informs my thematic reading of this passage and Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part One as a whole is metaphors. The passage in Act 1, Scene 2 uses a metaphor when the Prince states, “Yet herein will I imitate the sun, Who doth permit the base contagious clouds To smother up his beauty from the world…” Using the sun and clouds to convey the Prince’s message, we can interpret his intention to put on a show of being difficult to control, headstrong prince. The Prince compares

plan works amazingly well, it displays and showcases Hamlet’s wit. It is also clear that Hamlet is loved by the subjects of Denmark. Claudius complaining that “He’s loved of the distracted multitude,/ Who like not in their judgment , but their eyes” (IV.2.4-5). Hamlet's potential as a leader is also acknowledged by others in the play, such as Horatio who states "Now cracks a noble heart" (V.2.366) upon Hamlet's