Close analysis of Act III of Henry IV
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Close analysis of Act III of Henry IV The scene begins in a very sombre mood, as Henry is disappointed because of his son's lacking in royal and leadership skills. As Hal had anticipated Henry begins to lecture him. Henry tries to provoke Hal by making his current lifestyle sound very common and not at all fit for a prince. He says things like 'such poor, such bare, such lewd, such mean attempts, such barren pleasures, rude society'. Henry is saying this to try and provoke Hal to make him say that he will stop behaving like this and start acting like the Prince of Wales. But what he eventually says is even better. Hal says that he has acted badly but he is sure that he can redeem himself. Hal says that the rumours that Henry has heard are not as bad as they seem and that he has not...

