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Than that which hath no foil to set it off.|'''Hal''', I.ii}}
A history play by [[William Shakespeare]]. It is the first in a duology, the second being ''[[Henry IV Part 2]]''. It actually also relates to two other Shakespearean plays-- ''[[
Following the events in ''[[
Looming war isn't King Henry's only problem, though. His son, Prince Harry (known as "Hal"), is a seeming good-for-nothing lout who surrounds himself with drunkards and rogues and rejects the royal life, preferring to play pranks and chase women. Hal's best friend is the old, fat, wily Sir John Falstaff, a bombastic drunk who provides much of the play's comedy.
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* [[Blood Knight]]: Hotspur who, unlike the mischief making prince, loves to fight.
* [[Body Double]]: in the battle at the end of ''Part 1'', the king has several. Symbolism ensues.
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: Falstaff is one in temperament but not big on the whole fighting thing. Hotspur has some of these traits, and the historical Hotspur at least was very much like the insane Richard IV in [[
* [[Breakout Character]]: Falstaff
* [[Character Development]]: Character development ''itself'' is [[Deconstructed Trope|deconstructed]] by Hal. Hal is a static character who enacts a duplicitous plan over the course of the play, as revealed in his monologue in the first act; the plan mimics character development in the eyes of the other characters.
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** Falstaff is a complete fabrication (see below).
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: Hotspur. Oh so much.
* [[Hooker
* [[Inflationary Dialogue]]: Falstaff, in the aftermath of the Gad's Hill robbery.
* [[Killed Mid-Sentence]]: Hotspur.
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