Mod B - Quotes Flashcards
In the opening monologue King Henry…
In the opening monologue, King Henry anthropomorphises England as a cannibalistic maternal figure, “daub[ing] her lips with her own children’s blood… bruise her flow’rets with the armed hoofs.” Through the recurring sanguinary imagery, Shakespeare conveys the brutality of the civil disorder, incited by King Henry’s illegitimacy, that permeates throughout the heterogeneity of society, infecting the court and the carnivalesque world of the tavern
King Henry laments Hal’s association with commoners…
King Henry laments Hal’s association with commoners, diverging from his own means of ascension, being “seldom seen, I could not stir but like a comet I was wondered at.” The simile of celestial bodies is symbolic of King Henry’s majestic projection of kingship, elevating himself beyond the commoner world
King Henry’s use of disguised duplicates…
King Henry’s use of disguised duplicates acts as a dramatic metaphor for the instability of the crown, instigated by his deceptive presence, as Douglas vowed “by my sword, I will kill all his coats! I’ll murder his wardrobe, piece by piece.” Through the use of sartorial imagery, Shakespeare uses the connotations of clothing to represent the performative nature of leadership
Hostspur is introduced as…
Hotspur is introduced as the “theme of honour’s tongue, amongst the grove the very straightest plant,” employing botanical imagery to epitomise Hotspur as an embodiment of honour, preceding his physical appearance on stage
Lady Percy’s monologue…
Lady Percy’s monologue elucidates the destructive nature of virtues in excess as Hotspur’s “spirit within thee has been so at war, and thus so bestirred in thy sleep, that beads of sweat… like bubbles in a late-disturbed stream.” Through the simile, it is portrayed that ironically, Hotspur is psychologically tormented by the same battlefield that has moulded a honourable persona.
asserting….
“[it] the river will not bend”
The foibles of this characteristic honour…
The foibles of the characteristic honour is further demonstrated when Hotspur challenges King Henry, being described as “a wasp-stung and impatient fool art thou to break into this woman’s mood.” The use of derogatory metaphor degrades Hotspur, drawing parallels to the subversion of women in Shakespearean society.
Hal’s moral ambiguity is…
Hal’s moral ambiguity is conveyed through the soliloquy, in which he “will imitate the Sun, who doth permit base contagious clouds to smother his beauty from the world.” The connotations of “imitating’’ emphasise Hal’s manipulation of facades, invoking celestial imagery, to appear like royalty, using the morally deficient setting of the tavern to further accentuate the transformation.
Through the dramatic foil, Hal represents a contemporay interpretation of honour…
Through the dramatic foil, Hal depicts a contemporay interpretation of honour, transformed, described, in a reverent tone, as “bated, like eagles having lately bath’d, glittering in golden coats”, serving as a metonym for Hal’s transformation. The simile of “eagles’, symbolic of strength and honour, displays Hal is respected in the political realm, by fulfilling his princely duties
Hal manipulates his lingustic prowess…
Hal manipulates his linguistic prowess, conversing in both prose and verse, to “drink with any tinker in their own language,” transcending the world of the nobility and commoners
The performative nature of leadership is further demonstrated…
The performative nature of leadership is further demonstrated when Hal “will wear a garment all of blood, and stain my favours in a bloody mask, which, wash’d away shall scour all my shame with it.” Through the use of sartorial and sanguinary imagery, Shakespeare depicts the irony of Hal crafting false appearances and cleansing with blood to redeem himself.
imagery, “the land is burning, Percy stands on high, and either
we or they must lower lie.”
imagery, “the land is burning, Percy stands on high, and either
we or they must lower lie.”
I do. I will
Play extempore shift in tone and iscolon
