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Honor is a prominent theme in William Shakespeare’s play Henry IV. The concept of honor continuously surfaces and is questioned throughout the play. It’s made evident that honor is subjective; Every character has their own definition of it. Shakespeare doesn’t discern a concrete definition of honor, it’s perceived in various ways by the characters in the play. It’s a reflection of the character’s conscience and morality. Some relate it to noble behavior a, while others, associate it with one’s physical

The view of Richard II as an effeminate king is one that to the present day has remained intact. Continuously placed alongside Edward II, particularly in the study of William Shakespeare’s history plays, the feminized portrait of this king is one of staunch endurance, despite the challenges of academics such as Fletcher, who states that the descriptions of Richard in contemporary texts were, “consistently misunderstood.” For Nigel Saul, a recent biographer of Richard II, this treatment of the tragic

Alyssa Miller 21 October 2014 ENGL 201: Shakespeare Histories and Tragedies Stephen Krewson “Title” Shakespeare’s Richard II gets a bad rap among the other plays in the second tetralogy. Lacking big, bloody battles, comedic characters such as Falstaff, and a polarizing protagonist that populate both Henry IV’s and Henry V, this play is a notoriously harder sell. However, King Richard II’s relationship to his identity as king and the concept of kingship in English society is crucial to the progression

In Henry IV and Henry V by Shakespeare, a father and son have diametrically different reigns as king. While both kings are politically savvy and gain the favor of the people, only one, Henry V, has the divine right of kings. The divine right of kings is the belief that power is instilled in them by God and rebellion against them is considered a sin. The influence of divine intervention is shown through the punishment and guilt of Henry IV and the success of Henry V. The rule of Henry IV illustrates

King, which at the end, his crown will be taken away and given to his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke due to him abusing his power and not taking advice very well from his advisers, family, or his close friends. Henry’s father, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, who was is also King Richard II’s uncle, before dying, speaks about his nephew leadership and describes England in a way of a garden, that is not been well taken care of and is dying due to the poor leadership of King Richard II. John of Gaunt,

Richard II is an authoritative and greedy king of England, and he is living in a period of transition that medieval knights who are swearing total loyalty to a king has been disappearing and an aristocracy starts to gain a power for their own good. However, Richard II keeps believing the power of kingship, and he also is too confident himself. He overestimates his authority and power; furthermore, he ignores the periodical change. Therefore, he speaks confidently how firm his position as king is

Late 14th century English king Richard II lost all of his power towards the end of his reign as a result of his exploded sense of self-importance and godly association, which led to fatal opposition from multiple prominent aristocrats and eventually England as a whole. This gradual growth of opposition can be seen in the persecution of Richard’s most favored advisors; the aftermath of fear and apprehension that followed Richard’s execution of the Lord’s appellant in 1397; and his swift and universally

Defective Rulers in Henry IV and Richard II      It has been shown again and again throughout history and literature that if there is a perfect human he is not also the perfect ruler.  Those traits which we hold as good, such as the following of some sort of moral code, interfere with the necessity of detachment in a ruler.  In both Henry IV and Richard II, Shakespeare explores what properties must be present in a good ruler.  Those who are imperfect morally, who take into account only self-interest

the Book of the Duchess was written as a commemorative poem to honour the death of the wife of one of Chaucer’s patrons. As such, the poem was written as an occasional poem, dedicated to the tragic early death of the Blanche of Lancaster, the wife of the duke of Lancaster John of Gaunt, who was left grieving over his loss (Palmer 255). The poem was Chaucer’s poetic response to a problem that confronted him following the death of his patron’s wife. Faced with the task of comforting her grieving husband

Bolingbroke accused mowbray of killing King Richard’s uncle.mowbray denies having to do anything with the embezzlement and conspiracy against the king. But knows how to scheme to kill Gloucester and that he tried to kill Richard’s uncle John. Mowbray and Bolingbrook have a heated argument and they challenge each other to a duel Bolingbroke’s father John tries to make them stop but they don’t because it is a matter of honor. Everybody gathers to wait for or Bolingbroke and Mowbray to see if they can