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Rowen Salt 14th February 2002 William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Henry IV, Part One, (1596) 'Hotspur's weaknesses of character outweigh his virtues.' Discuss. When Shakespeare wrote this historical drama, not all of it was true to history. Shakespeare was concerned with dramatic effect, so he therefore made Hotspur the same age as Hal, which wasn't true historically but the public could then compare and contrast both Harry's qualities throughout the play and act as each other's foil. In reality, Hotspur was thirty- nine and Hal was fifteen. Hotspur wasn't actually killed by Hal at Shrewsbury and his body was actually crushed between two millstones, then beheaded and quartered. Shakespeare invented details and even characters and leaves out much a historian would consider important. A quote that perhaps best suits Hotspur; "By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap, To pluck bright honour from the pale- faced moon, Or dive into the bottom of the...

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