Juxtaposition in Henry IV Part 1

Just like in the ending of the play Richard II and the beginning of Henry IV 's part 1 . Wherein , on Richard II 's ending , Henry is already proclaimed as the king and he is about to start his kinship . However , in the beginning of Henry IV , there is still the plan of Henry of having a crusade . As Mabillard noted While it is true that these men all have personal reasons for rebelling , we cannot help but think that there is divine guidance at work , fulfilling Richard 's prophesy , causing Henry 's

reign to be tumultuous . The structure of the plays certainly supports this theory Richard II died in 1400 , and Shakespeare ends Richard II with Henry just beginning his reign . But at the start of Henry IV , Part I , it seems that no time has passed since the death of Richard . The excursion to the Holy Land is still in Henry 's mind , and the action seems to take up right where it left off in Richard II

The scene wherein Harry and Hotspur will have their combat is take place next to the similar encounter between Douglas and Falstaff However , the encounter between Harry and Hotspur is embellished with heroic talks and brave action and intense emotion while the encounter between Douglas and Fallstaff is embellished with talks about cowardice and full comic lines Being a play that was written several years ago , and being based on a story that happened on the years 1402-1403 , some might have the idea that using the same juxtaposition would cause the audience to feel alienated due to the huge time span . However , the political issues narrated on the play are still very much applicable at the present period . Just the like the different views on honor , usurping of power and...