Intertwined in all of the farcical elements of the play there is an underlying tragic element, although this play was written as a comedy. No additional sources cited. Bibliography lists 6 sources. A 5 page analysis of Henry IV and his son Hal and their passage from tyrant and inconsiderate to making amends with God, each other and Hal's subjects. One additional source cited.
Bibliography lists six sources.
Part I in the 1960s instead of in the Elizabethan era. The paper examines settings, costuming, lighting, and music, and whether or not it would be advisable to update the dialogue at all. No additional sources cited. No additional sources cited. An 8 page analysis of this theme as it is developed in the most patriotic of Shakespeare's histories.