In this play, Shakespeare wants to show us the different aspects of Henry's character. The main question is if Henry was better at being a king, dealing with issues from a political perspective and relating it to the approach to leadership, or at being merely a man, concentrating on friends and family. A solution to the questions of kingship raised in thisplay is given by the fact that when Shakespeare was alive, during the Elizabethan …showed first 75 words of 1168 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1168 total…self-explanatory. If we look at Shakespeare's histories and the question of whether Henry can be seen as a literary hero, I believe that Henry not only is a literary hero, but a literal hero as well. He exemplifies some of the best of those qualities we classify as the ability to lead well , generally without thought for his personal feelings. Henry is a true hero; one that could well serve as a role model today.