Hotspur

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Hotspur is the fiery, impulsive young nobleman and warrior who serves as Prince Hal’s hot-headed rival in Shakespeare’s history play "Henry IV, Part 1."

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Hotspur canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character
fictional character
nobleman
warrior
adaptedIn film adaptations of Henry IV, Part 1
stage productions of Henry IV, Part 1
television adaptations of Henry IV, Part 1
alsoKnownAs Henry Percy
surface form: Harry Hotspur

Henry Percy
appearsIn Henry IV, Part 1
basedOn Henry Percy
characterTrait courageous
fiery
honorable
hot-headed
impulsive
contrastedWith Prince Hal
creator William Shakespeare
diesIn Battle of Shrewsbury
embodiesTheme honor
impulsiveness versus prudence
martial valor
familyName Percy
father Northumberland
firstPerformanceApproximate 1597
genre history play
givenName Henry
killedBy Prince Hal
languageOfWork Early Modern English
laterOpposes King Henry IV of England
surface form: King Henry IV
loyalTo King Henry IV of England
surface form: King Henry IV
nationality English
notableScene Act 1, Scene 3
Act 2, Scene 3
Act 4, Scene 1
Act 5, Scene 4
occupation military leader
soldier
participatesIn rebellion against King Henry IV
relative Earl of Northumberland
rivalOf Prince Hal
setting England
spouse Lady Percy
timePeriod early 15th century
late 14th century
title Lord Percy Percy
surface form: Lord Percy

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1 Henry IV mainCharacter Hotspur
Henry Percy nickname Hotspur