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Henry IV Part I: language (Renaissance practical speech (extensive prose…
Henry IV Part I: language
Hal's language
: uses it to construct new symbolic order
mingles abilities in magisterial rhetoric & language of tavern
appropriates 'common' language & behaviour for future uses
Medieval & Ceremonial / Upper Class speech
Richard II uses this
Hotspur maintains absolutist conception of language
blank verse
unrhymed iambic pentameter
Renaissance practical speech
Used in this play
extensive prose
comic scenes usually employ this
incorporation of tongues & accents
specific terminology for occupations
Falstaff's language
regards 'honour' as merely a word
treats words as objects of linguistic playfulness
punning
usually associated with 'intelligence'/'education'
comparison
Different languages
regional difference
fractured nature of country
connected to individual's destiny & social position
this play is unusual in attention paid to languages and dialect
interested in how they interact, overlap, combine & compete