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Compare and contrast Hal and Hotspur. Note their similarities and differences.

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Have a little read: ... Compare and contrast Hal and Hotspur. Note their similarities and differences. Hal and Hotspur are one of the two most important and instrumental characters in Henry IV Part One. From the outset, Shakespeare intends to set up a comparison between the two rivals. King Henry IV, Hal's father, compares them in the very first scene of the play. After outlining the situation regarding the civil war in the country, Henry tells Westmoreland that Hotspur is "the theme of honour's tongue" (1.1.80). This, together with blatant criticism of Hal's reckless and debauched manner, gives the audience the impression, and indeed this is later stated when Glendower enters, that Henry wishes that Hotspur was his son instead of Hal. As well as introducing the theme of honour, it focuses the audience's attention on comparing these two men. In contrast to the first scene, the second scene in Act one shows Hal in

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