Take the quote from Act 4 Scene 2 Line 56 : вЂ.theyвЂ™ll fill a pit as well as better. So why is Falstaff, a character with many negative traits, made to be so likeable?, and Hal a man who is supposedly our beloved hero seen as a rebellious child for half the play? It could be Shakespeare making a comment as to how in politics, you never truly understand a person and their true intentions. Even his final actions in the play claiming to have killed Hotspur was with the intent of gaining rewards and power. FalstaffвЂ™s character, however remains stagnant, barely changing throughout the play. He acts as a great contrast to Hal, as throughout the play, Hal grows and changes stepping up to expectation and embodying a just and righteous вЂmanвЂ™, so to speak. His relationship with Hal was for him to gain favor, once Hal became king. You see, it can be said that Falstaff is a politically driven character, in which everything he does is with purpose, whether that be financial gain or obtaining power. However I believe this is Shakespeare making a statement, and masking it behind humour. The play вЂ¦show more contentвЂ¦ Looking at an overview of Falstaff, he has traits that of a villain, yet in King Henry IV, he is arguably one of the most beloved character, responsible for comedic relief. Just from the title, again we hear the word вЂrepresentationвЂ™, and as I mentioned previously, any if not all representations, are acts of manipulation. Hence therefore any representation that has being created with a sense of interpretation can be said as an act of manipulation.As we all know, the 2016 HSC Advanced English course, module C is currently the Representation of People and Politics. Taking this into consideration, it can be concluded that as long as one can control that tenth of a second, they are already manipulating our mental image. Fellow teaching colleagues, psychological studies have shown that first impressions take less than a tenth of a second for us to paint a mental image of a particular person, place or event.

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