This essay answers the question "Who teaches Hal to be king?"

Who teaches Hal to be king? This is important because Hal is a teenager and is looking for a mentor who will teach him to be king, the person who does this is Falstaff. The two sources I used were Henry the Fourth part one by William Shakespeare, and Shakespeare the invention of the human by Harold Bloom. I believe Falstaff teaches Hal to be king. Falstaff teaches Hal to be free of stress and shows him a life like the peasants, which helps him in learning how to be a good king. When understanding the play you need to figure out how Hal turns out the way he does. Falstaff is like a father t…