Act 1 scene 1 of Henry the fourth by
William Shakespeare
Act 1 scene 1 of Henry the fourth is set in early, 1400s Britain, King Henry, the fourth of England talks with his counselors. Now that a recent Civil Wars over, he wants to lead an expedition to the Holy Land to help recapture it as soon as he announces this. However his car Let's inform him that the country is not completely calm. Owen glendower has just led a group of wyrsch rebels, against the Kings forces, killing a thousand men and capturing mortem or a noble Warrior on the Kings side. Young Harry Percy, Hotspur has led another group of the Kings forces, against Scottish Rebels, Hotspur has captured. The Earl of Douglas leader of the Scottish Rebels. As well as Douglas's son. Hotspurs bravery is so great that the king publicly Compares Hotspur to Prince. Hal wishing Hotspur was really his son. However, Hotspur has begun acting strangely, he sent word to the king that he would be sending only one prisoner to court, rather than all of them, which is required by feudal. Custom the king decides to postpone the expedition to the Holy Land.
I'm sentence for Hotspur so that he can explain his actions. This first scene acts as a prologue and introduction. It provides contextual information on action that the audience doesn't see and it's sketches in core relationships, both political and interpersonal, as a result of the first scene, introduces the plays core plot and it seems on the plot level. The plays greatest action is introduced East rebellions are occurring against the King on two fronts. These rebellions are connected to the theme of order Hotspurs actions are also related to the theme of Honor as he is not acting as a noble Warrior shoot when King Henry openly says he would prefer Hotspur as a son instead of Prince Hal. The central theme of the father-son. Relationships is introduced that the king wishes, his own son, were a changeling, swapped at Birth with a seemingly.
More Gallant Hotspur also hints at a central conflict between appearance and reality.