Being a powerful and serious Prince, Hal was knit together maturely. However, in the aspect of characterization, King Henry is considered divergent. The best line that Fehrenbach utilizes to portray him states, "He is a man we know but do not know."viii Such a private and distant man, the usage of guessing must be used in order to know him. His life is filled with past guilt and threats which provides a bit of insight into the reasoning for this inclusive behavior. This attitude resulted in the people not being able to trust much of what the King would say. His words could not be taken at "face value."ix Hal and King Henry employ differences when perceived by the audience. For instance, Prince Hal's soliloquy reveals an intimate side of him that drives the audience in favor of him. In contrast, King Henry does not provide the audience with such meaningful words, forcing the audience to have a severe distaste for him and his values. This leads to him being an untrustworthy character.x The characterization of King Henry IV illustrates the distant side of him as king. With that being said, not all times of his ruling was
Being a powerful and serious Prince, Hal was knit together maturely. However, in the aspect of characterization, King Henry is considered divergent. The best line that Fehrenbach utilizes to portray him states, "He is a man we know but do not know."viii Such a private and distant man, the usage of guessing must be used in order to know him. His life is filled with past guilt and threats which provides a bit of insight into the reasoning for this inclusive behavior. This attitude resulted in the people not being able to trust much of what the King would say. His words could not be taken at "face value."ix Hal and King Henry employ differences when perceived by the audience. For instance, Prince Hal's soliloquy reveals an intimate side of him that drives the audience in favor of him. In contrast, King Henry does not provide the audience with such meaningful words, forcing the audience to have a severe distaste for him and his values. This leads to him being an untrustworthy character.x The characterization of King Henry IV illustrates the distant side of him as king. With that being said, not all times of his ruling was