KHIV Flashcards
IMITATE SUN
“Herein will I imitate the sun…/ By breaking through the foul and ugly mists”
PLANETARY IMAGERY
a. Manipulation of appearances/deception, assisting his pragmatic assumption of leadership, dishonourable but pragmatic and effective
b. Works with leadership, appearances vs deception, honour, and redemption (all)
i. E.g: presents his astute manipulation of appearances to amplify his reformation
LOOSE BEHAVIOUR + FALSIFYING
“So, when this loose behaviour I throw off” into his “falsify(ing) men’s hopes”
METAPHOR, Foreshadowing, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
a. Consciousness of his actions emphasise that a leader must assume facades while consorting with their subjects to foster loyalty
b. Foreshadows his victory against Hotspur, representative of the ultimate prevailing of pragmatism vs honour, emphasises BALANCE
c. Works for personas, leadership, honour, redemption (all)
PRESUME NOT
Presume not that I am the thing I was”
DECLARATIVE IMPERATIVE
a. Aligns with Henry’s symbolic proclamation that “he plucked allegiance from men’s hearts
b. Conveys that leaders obtain their positions from deriving authority from their subjects
c. Assumption of a pragmatic persona is necessary to effective leadership
d. Works with leadership, appearances vs deception, honour and redemption (all)
i. E.g: Henry’s symbolic proclamation that … coincides with Hal’s declarative imperative… conveying that leaders are cognisant/conscious of the assumption of temporary personas as necessary to political stability.
NOT PERCY
“I am the Prince of Wales… not Percy”
CHARISMATIC ASSERTION
a. Creates the distinction between the authority of the heir apparent and a glory-seeking rebel, definitely establishes himself while discrediting Hotspur’s reputation
b. Emphasises his role as the TRUE LEADER
c. Demonstrates that power and leadership is found in one’s control and their own self-image
d. Works for personas, leadership, honour, and redemption (all)
SAVE THE BLOOD
“save the blood on either side/ Try fortune with him in a single fight”
METAPHOR
a. astutely portrays himself as morally responsible while asserting that Hotspur is not
b. demonstrates how a leader must position themselves through their speech to appear righteous in the eyes of public perception.
c. provides Hotspur two choices: both of which amplify Hal’s reputation as a leader.
SEEN TO BE BELIEVED,
- “must be seen to be believed”
IN THE PLAY’S DENOUEMENT
a. Leaders must cultivate various personas of strength and leadership to ensure their success
b. Affirms significance of reputation, conductivity to effective leadership, honour.
c. Works for all.
I DO I WILL,
“I do, I will” to the “banish(ing) of plump Jack”
HYPERBOLIC ASSERTION, MODAL PRONOUNCEMENT, IRONIC FORESHADOWING
a. Foreshadows Hal’s emergence as heir apparent
b. Effective ruling is found in a middle ground within empathising with your subjects and understanding one’s responsibilities
c. Ironically, the culmination of Falstaff’s teachings lead him to this understanding of balancing a desire for honour with pragmatism, leading him to leave Falstaff
REDEEMING IT ALL,
“redeeming it all on Percy’s head”
PRAGMATIC IMPERATIVE, JUXTAPOSES HOTSPUR
a. Contrasts Hotspur’s ultimatum of masculinity through his hyperbolic assertion in “emptying veins”
b. Two distinctively differing motivations between individuals with the same goal ironically foreshadows a cruel demise in the last act, emphasing that leaders must find a balance between principles and pragmatism to act rationally
c. Works for redemption, honour, leadership, language, but not really personas
HUNNID PARCEL,
“die a hundred thousand deaths ere break the smallest parcel of this vow”
HYPERBOLIC IMPERATIVE, FORESHADOWING
a. Dynamic nature of power is intrinsically linked to one’s portrayal of themselves
b. Linked to one’s persona… which is linked to their language… which is connected to their capacity for leadership
c. Works for leadership, deception and appearances, language, honour, redemption
OFFENCE A SKILL.
“to make offence a skill … when men think least I will”
RHYMING COUPLET, JUXTAPOSE PROSE TO VERSE, FORESHADOWING
a. Colloquial prose is transitioned into blank verse
b. Empahasises literary control, distinguishes that a leader’s authority is drawn from their ability to control the public opinion
c. Works for language, public opinion, appearances and deception, honour, balance
Hal mnemonic
IMITATE SUN, LOOSE BEHAVIOUR + FALSIFYING, PRESUME NOT, NOT PERCY, SAVE THE BLOOD, SEEN TO BE BELIEVED, I DO I WILL, REDEEMING IT ALL, HUNNID PARCEL, OFFENCE A SKILL.
EMPTYING,
“empty[ing] all these veins to shed my dear blood”
HYPERBOLIC ASSERTION
a. Ultimatum of masculinity, emotively charged language displays how Hotspur’s actions are driven more by emotion than pragmatism: not acting rationally
b. Contrasted to Hal’s pragmatic imperative of redeeming it on Percy’s head
GIFT OF TONGUE,
“I bear not well the gift of tongue…for I profess not talking”
METAPHOR
a. Juxtaposing Hal’s alternation between prose and verse to Hostpur’s incompetence with language
b. Characterises Hotspur as purely driven by honour/emotion while lacking any adoption of a pragmatic approach, which undermines the efficacy of his leadership
c. Conveys that a grasp over language is needed to be a good leader (foreshadowed)
HOT HORSE,
“Harry to Harry shall (meet) hot horse to horse, and ne’er part till one drop”
ANAPHORIC EXPRESSION, FORESHADOWING
a. Foreshadows their battle, conveys that a balance between pragmatism and idealism must be reached to achieve stability
MONMOUTH PERCY,
“Harry Monmouth” and “Harry Percy”
DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSING TITLES
a. Symbolism of their certain conflict resolutely affirms Shakespeare’s authorial intent
