King Henry IV shows no compunction in expressing his disgust at the actions of his son Hal, while praising the valor displayed by Sir Henry Percy, commonly known as Hotspur. Given his dissolute behavior and stay in the tavern, Hal has disappointed his father to the point of losing his seat on the Council to his younger brother and a father's devotion to his firstborn, an admiration instead directed at Hotspur for his military power. Expectations proved to be a disappointing force, as Hotspur believed that the king's notions of his character provided him with cover to act dishonorably, and Hal, like a hyper-aware prince with a plan, distanced himself from the judgments of others in order to do so. independently secure one's destiny; so he remained committed to his mission and did not give in to wrong ideas. However, the king's early decisions ultimately prove false, as Hal proves himself to be a man of honor at the end of the play while Hotspur dies in a state of dishonor. King Henry IV is disappointed that his eldest son has become so consumed with tavern life, and his sense of dissatisfaction leaves him searching for replacements. The actions of Hotspur and Hal are juxtaposed in such a way that it is explained before Bolingbroke what his son has become and what he might have been. After Hotspur's military success against Douglas, the king laments his son's shortcomings in his exchange with Westmoreland: "Yea, here I am sad and make me sin / In envy that my Lord Northumberland / Should be the father of such a blessed son ". , / A son who is the theme of the language of honor; / In a grove, the straightest plant; / Who is the servant of sweet Fortune and her pride: / While I, looking at her praises, / See the riot... in the center of the card... being determined according to a paradigm of one's service to an entity bigger than him or her, like family or country. To maximize how much you can give to what you love most, you must think outside the context of a single event and consider the various factors that will shape the road ahead. Often, this requires the man or woman of honor to participate in an event or pattern of action that might otherwise appear not to serve the interests of what he or she represents. This maneuver is imperative, for honor alone cannot serve the destiny of all that exists under the light of the Sun. Integrity must be practiced with pragmatism, and contemporary notions of what is right or wrong must be set aside part if the path ahead requires such refusal. After all, the dishonor of living in a tavern is easily offset by the honor of saving one's royal father and one's country..