shakespeares's henery IV

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Rules of being a ruler include the sacrifices and burdens you must withstand when head of a nation. Shakespeare's Henry IV is such a example that "Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown." Thus this would be a fitted title and motto for the play because of the many hardships which face the king. I plan to express these troubles which face the king and discuss if they are troubles that are self inflicted or if perhaps inevitable hardships which face any ruler of a country. For Henry his problems are not only ones that most rulers would face but also personal problems with his family and health. These problems only add heavily to all the existing problems that continually drive the king to be uneasy. Now this may sound sympathetic to Henry and I am not saying that he does not deserve such sympathy, but as stated before some of Henry's problems I believe are brought on by himself. So where does my sympathy lie, well when discussing the factors that I feel are responsible for the troubled king I will express whether or not I feel compassion for the king.

The first problems faced by the king are those in which all in power seem to endure at one time or another. These are the quandaries of rebellion within the country. A pr

And with what danger, near the heart of it.

A continual concern which I also found to be a issue which might set the king at unease is Henry's failed goals he planned to accomplish in the time as king. First, he was never able to make a stand to fight the holy war which would seem great importance for a king to defend a God that appointed him king. Second, he did not pass away in Jerusalem as he had planned on doing. Even though this was at the end of his life it still was an unaccomplished goal and would contribute to the kings hardships.

Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee,

Their over-greedy love hath surfeited.

These problems that face the king due to his son I do feel sympathetic and do not feel were self induced. Therefor I have pity on the added troubles facing the king. All these anxieties about Hal's soon to be reign of the nation adds to the many issues which strike the king to be burdened with a worried state of mind.

Not only is Hal's behaviour what troubles the king but also Henry's feelings of the prince's eagerness for his father death and collection of all prized extra's which fall to the king. The manner which Hal takes the crown before his fathers death portray to Henry that he is being pushed n his gave before his time. This thought of a wish for Henry to die by s own family to take over the kingdom would lie a grievance on any ones head. To further the pain Henry thinks that Hal is looking not to be a responsible king but instead a king full of pretension. Henry conveys this point and states,

oblem which Henry did face in part one and is now facing again adding to his worries. The country is in a revolutionary time and thus in a wild and anarchy state. Henry has not only the commonwealth turning against him but also powerful adversaries such as Northumberland, Lord Bardolph, and the Archbishop. These are all forces which threaten the king and drive more worries of how to keep a united nation. Also with the Archbishop against the king it becomes a justified act to rebel and under God there is allowed rebellion just as under God a king feels all subjects are to respect his authority. So this internal battle within the nation has resulted to heavy burdens by the rebellion against the king. Henry's was raised to kingship by his popularity and the same rebellion against Richard. But now

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Approximate Word count = 1592
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English