In typical father-son relationships, the outside observer almost always sees the truth of the personalities involved more clearly than either the actual father or son is capable of seeing. The audience should remember in its judgment of Hal that King Henry is a strong shrewd politician and a capable warrior and wants to be assured that his son will be worthy of the throne his father will give him. No secondary sources. One additional source cited. A 5 page paper discussing Shakespeare's 'The Life of King Henry the Fifth' and the character of King Henry himself.
Bibliography lists three secondary sources used with the text of the play.
A six page paper looking at these two plays by William Shakespeare in terms of their faithfulness to history. Bibliography lists three sources. Shakespeare, in the plays Henry V and Hamlet, has given a number of distinct definitions of what honor is and how people have the choice to act and react honorably or not. This 6 page paper explores the meaning of honor and examines these two plays in terms of how honor is portrayed. No additional sources are listed.