King Henry IV Part 1 Passage Analysis - Act 5 Scene 1, lines 115-138.
Title: King Henry IV Part 1 Passage Analysis - Act 5 Scene 1, lines 115-138.
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Details: Words: 1089 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
King Henry IV Part 1 Passage Analysis - Act 5 Scene 1, lines 115-138.
Category: /Literature/Biographies
Details: Words: 1089 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Shakespeare's 'King Henry IV Part I' centres on a core theme of the conflict between order and disorder. Such conflict is brought to light by the use of many vehicles, including Hal's inner conflict, the country's political and social conflict, the conflict between the court world and the tavern world, and the conflicting moral values of characters from each of these worlds. This juxtaposition of certain values exists on many levels, and so is both
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the Falstaff of Act 1, unlike Hal who has obviously undergone a great deal of change. Falstaff's speech is highly typical of the tavern world's way of thinking: straightforward, sometimes humorous, spoken in prose, and only the values of the tavern world taken into consideration, with no regard for such insubstantial, un-physical concepts as honour. In this way, and spoken directly to the audience, Falstaff effectively expresses his unashamed resolution not to submit to moral order.