The first counterfeit king we encounter is Falstaff in Act II. iv. Falstaff and the Prince are talking about the message that a nobleman has arrived with telling Hal that the King says Hal must return to the royal palace by morning, because there is news of a rebellion led by Hotspur and others in the Percy clan. Falstaff believes that the King will be angry with Hal and so he suggests that the Prince …showed first 75 words of 589 total…

…showed last 75 words of 589 total…this was the honorable and necessary thing to do. And it those terms it might be shown that Sir Walter has the qualities and makings of a good King. But what good is a king to his people if he is dead? The prudent king would avoid such a death. So while Sir Walter Blunt is in general, loyal, honest, and fine knight, I think his imprudence would not make him a very good king.