I do not believe that it was an accident that Machiavelli gave such poor advice, it is simply one of the ways he will convince Lorenzo to destroy his political career. Shakespeare 's use of intimidating tone, religious allusion and rhetorical questions shows how paranoia leads individuals to manipulate politician situations in order to maintain control over power and leadership Shakespeare personifies King Henry’s need to maintain control of the situation through rhetorical questions in “Shall our coffers/ then be emptied to redeem a traitor home?/ Shall we by treason an indent with fears/” This reveals to the audience that because of King Henry 's paranoia he needs to ask constant questions to assure himself that his followers are still loyal to him furthermore the rhetorical questions in “Shall our coffers/ then be emptied to redeem a traitor home?” serves the purpose of manipulating blunt into thinking that Mortimer is a traitorous coward. This is reinforced in act 1 scene 3 when King Henry is talking to Blunt about Mortimers ransom. In addition shakespeare representation of the crusades in the play is his claim that an attack from the Spanish Armada was imminent. The religious allusion of Jesus in “which fourteen hundred years ago were nailed/ for our advantage on the bitter cross” is shakespeare representation of the infighting between the protestant and catholic faction of England in the Elizabethan Era. Using his power King Henry manipulates the situation so that his followers believe that the crusade is for the greater good of England and not for his personal repentance. Shakespeare represents King Henry …show more content… Shakespeare illustrates King Henry’s developing anxiety through the use of religious allusion in ”To chase pagans in those holy field/Over whose acres walked those blessed feet/which fourteen hundred years ago were nailed/ for our advantage on the bitter cross” The reference to Jesus and the Holy Land shows us that King Henry is trying to repent for the sins he committed against God when he usurped King Richard. This idea is conveyed in act 1 scene 3 when Hotspur talks to King Henry about Mortimers capture. Those who seek power and obtain it through unjust means often develop paranoia, which leads them to manipulate political situations in order to maintain that power. The desired political situations manufactured by individuals in Henry IV Part 1 all stem from power, personal greed and pride. Context has had an influential role in how shakespeare uses dramatic techniques to shape the characterisation of King Henry, Hal and Hotspur. King Henry IV Part 1, a history play by Shakespeare typifies this idea. ‘Prince Hal is the politician, while Hotspur is the man of action.Show More Powerful individuals represent themselves in manipulative ways, to create political situations that benefit them.“Thou art not what thou seemest.” ‘Playing a part is the only way to gain power in Henry IV, Part 1.’ Discuss. King Henry IV, a usurper himself, has no ground on which to base his authority.Hotspur has bondless courage and energy but he lacks the political acumen to be a serious threat to the throne?.“Prince Hal shows a readiness to use other people as a means to his own ends.” Do you agree?.What is in that word honour? What is that honour? Air.” How important is honour in 1 Henry IV? Falstaff asks, “What is honour? A word.Falstaff: “There live not three good men unhanged in England and one of them is fat and grows old.” How important is Falstaff’s contribution to the play?.They are rather lengthy, which can be helpful as they contain many examples of each topic, and therefore you can choose to use only some of the examples in each essay and still have a word count of 1000+ words. They were my strongest essays of the year. These are essays relating to King Henry IV Part 1.