#but Hal is very much presented as ambitious and cunning from the beginning and aware of the role he'll have to play
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#shakespeare#Henry IV#Henry IV part 1#Henry IV part 2#Henry V#The hollow crown#The I think 2016 RSC version of Henry IV tackled the problem in an interesting way imho#they maintained continuity with the actors the way a tv show does#but had a bit more leeway by being a theatre production.you expect stricter adherence to the text and a poorer setting#albeit not too poor#the clothes were absolutely influenced by our current taste in historical clothes. dark colours and leather aplenty#but Hal is very much presented as ambitious and cunning from the beginning and aware of the role he'll have to play#it's during the course of the play though that he begins to realise the extent of his powers and that the time of Falstaff#and the tavern is coming to an end. you can see that he regrets it and that his future hangs heavy on him#but also that he has no intention of refusing it. in the scene in which he imitates his father he banishes Falstaff with regret#and the scene - very lively and loud until a moment prior - turns sombre. Still as much as might regret it he doesn't hesitate to do it#and that too fits with the idea we have of a king. if not with the idea we have of a (morally) good main character. powerful and ambitious#and ready to do without those that can weaken his power no matter how much he might care about them
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