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Passage Analysis - Act 5 Scene 1, lines 115-138.



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 a strikingly present and an underlying theme throughout the play. Through characterization Shakespeare explores moral conflict, and passage three is a prime example of Falstaff's enduring moral disorder. By this stage in the play Hal has ‘reformed', moved away from his former mentor Falstaff and become a good and honourable prince.



Hal's remark to his father indicates a now strong, independent mind, predicting that Douglas and Hotspur will not......

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