“How to Read and Understand Shakespeare” S:1 E:11 Contrast and Complexity

S:1 E:11 Contrast and Complexity As an interpretive tool, define Part 2’s stark differences with the preceding play, noting its shifting depictions of courage and honor, and its characters’ reversals of fortune. Follow Prince Hal’s dramatic metamorphosis as he assumes the throne, disavowing the dissolute life he lived and embracing the course of justice and order.