Henry IV part one: How Do Hal, Hotspur, and Falstaff Regard Honor?
Date Submitted: 06/29/2003 12:27:17
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 4 pages (1131 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 4 pages (1131 words)
How Do Hal, Hotspur, and Falstaff Regard Honor?
"It was just him and me. He fought with honor. If it weren't for his honor, he and the others would have beaten me together. They might have killed me, then. His sense of honor saved my life. I didn't fight with honor... I fought to win." In I Henry IV, William Shakespeare agrees with Orson Scott Card that one may fight smarter when they only have …
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…Falstaff want honor, but only Hotspur dedicates every moment of his life to gain it. However, Hal proves he are stronger because he balances his honor with life while Hotspur is immersed in it. Hotspur's determination and greed doesn't pay dividends for him as he kills himself, fighting the king's son in a fight he can not win. In the end, both Hal and Hotspur are rewarded with the honor they have been searching for.
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