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Sleep In Henry Iv Part 2

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In William Shakespeare's Henry IV, part II, King Henry is having trouble sleeping. He protests about his non-sleep state and compares his troubles with his penniless subjects. The king addresses sleep and questions why it wouldn't allow him to sleep. Even though sleep allows sleep to lower individuals than him. Shakespeare utilizes lifelike images and diction to show the kings mental state. Shakespeare uses the words " Nature's soft nurse" to show how the king fist describes the sleep and then he uses the words "thou dull god" to describe sleep. This shows how the king switches his perception and you can tell he has mood problems. More into it you can see his greed by the way he compares his status to his subject's status. The king asks why
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