In this play, Shakespeare wants to show us the different aspects of Henry's character. The main question is if Henry was better at being a king, dealing with issues from a political perspective and relating it to the approach to leadership, or at being merely a man, concentrating on friends and family. A solution to the questions of kingship raised in thisplay is given by the fact that when Shakespeare was alive, during the Elizabethan …
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…self-explanatory. If we look at Shakespeare's histories and the question of whether Henry can be seen as a literary hero, I believe that Henry not only is a literary hero, but a literal hero as well. He exemplifies some of the best of those qualities we classify as the ability to lead well , generally without thought for his personal feelings. Henry is a true hero; one that could well serve as a role model today.