William Shakespeare's "Henry IV" Part I is a play about a King named Henry and his son Prince Harry's changing relationship and a rebellion been plotted against the king to over through him. Many events occur in the play to allow the story to be told. Alongside with these events, references to disease, astronomy are used to allow us to understand important themes of the play and how characters are characterized. Throughout the course of …
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…against the leaves foreshadow and reflects the disease in men who rebel against the state. The wind is howling to show that their outcomes are not as favourable because it's making a very dark howling noise that shows the negativity. Negativity is usually found greatly in diseases. Another image of disease found in the play is when Hotspur is told that Northumberland, Hotspur's father is sick. Northumberland's illness breeds the sickness in the rebels' army.