Henry IV Part 1 Lesson Plan

Discuss Hotspur's reaction to the information that his father and Glyndwr will not be able to make it to the battle.

Hotspur begins furious, then begins to question their campaign, and then becomes even more excited and energetic about said campaign, as the loss of the soldiers will now make their victory all the more legendary. Hotspur's responses to Douglas, Vernon, and Worcester show how his temper impacts his discernment--instead of correctly recognizing his situation, he is driven by rage to create more convoluted rationales for continuing down the path that his rage first took him down. He comes off as unhinged.

How does Hotspur react to Sir Walter Blunt's...