Jackson Elaine Jackson Professor Rice ENGL 322- D01 28 November 2016 Play Response: Henry IV, Part 2 People of today’s generation constantly reiterate the statement that chivalry is dead; however, today’s idea of chivalry is seen as men opening the door for women, paying the the bill at the end of the meal, or racing around to the other side of the car to open the door. The idea of chivalry within Shakespeare’s Richard II, is seen as a noble knightly characteristic, but shifts by the end of Act 4, Scene 2 of Henry IV, Part II. The actions seen through the character, John of Lancaster and Westmoreland within Henry IV, Part II as a demonstration a diminishment of chivalry. Shakespeare displays the diminishment of chivalry is seen throughout plays Richard II and Henry IV, Part II through the characters John of Lancaster and Westmoreland. Shakespeare’s play Richard IIbegins with the identity of a noble knightly characteristics seen through loyalty through chivalry. Shakespeare opens Act 1, Scene I by introducing the central theme in the play of chivalry seen through a chivalric code of behaviors. Bolingbroke
