Expository Essay

Militaristic Hotspur vs. Pacifist Bolingbroke

Honor is defined as "high respect, as for the worth, merit, or rank." It takes many years to earn honor, but it also takes less than a minute to shatter that same honor. Similarly, King Henry IV, by William Shakespeare, deals with honor and examines both, anti-war as well as pro-war. War is when two nations, who have two different beliefs, and two different opinions engage in combat to come out victorious to settle their differences (McMullan, 10-54).

King Henry IV, by William Shakespeare, examines anti war at first, but as the conflict builds up, the anti ...