For all the world As thou art to this hour was Richard then
For a man to tell his son that he is unworthy is harsh. For a king to compare his son to Richard is awful. This, in accordance with what I say about the next long passage, just goes to show that Shakespeare seems to have a fascination with disapproving or uncaring father figures.
Do not think so; you shall not find it so: And God forgive them that so much have sway'd Your majesty's good thoughts away from me! I will redeem all this on Percy's head And in the closing of some glorious day Be bold to tell you that I am your son;
It really seems like this tends to be a recurring theme through a lot of stories that shape up like this. The disgruntled son who seeks the approval of his father rather than seeing the other people in his life who support him. This one of several things that seemed to be carried over into the work of another highly published British writer, Tolkien.