How we cite our quotes: (Act.Scene.Line)
Quote #4
KING HENRY
I'll leave my son my virtuous deeds behind,
And would my father had left me no more;
For all the rest is held at such a rate
As brings a thousandfold more care to keep
Than in possession and jot of pleasure. (2.2.49-53)
By this point, Henry doesn't want the crown with all the baggage it brings. He wishes his dad hadn't left it to him, because it's too much responsibility. Henry's debating between his duty to his dad and his duty to himself. On the one hand, he wants to make his dad's battles meaningful; on the other hand, he's sick of fighting and wants to do his own thing.
Quote #5
FIRST GAMEKEEPER
No, for we were subjects but while you were king. (3.1.80)
Henry is taken aback because he believes he is the rightful king, but the gamekeeper and others believe that Edward is the rightful king. This debate highlights the tension we feel everywhere in the play about duty and loyalty. For Henry, the conflict is between father and self; but for the common people, the conflict is between two would-be kings. The question for people is: should they support Edward, or should they support Henry? It looks like Edward's the winner... but it's not clear how long that will last.
Quote #6
QUEEN MARGARET
While proud ambitious Edward, Duke of York,
Usurps the regal title and the seat
Of England's true-anointed lawful king.
This is the cause that I, poor Margaret,
With this my son, Prince Edward, Henry's heir,
Am come to crave thy just and lawful aid;
And if thou fail us, all our hope is done. (3.3.30-36)
Margaret goes to France for help partly because she is French and thinks she can drum up some support there. When she gets there, pretty much all she talks about is duty. She tells Lewis that he should support her because Henry is the rightful king, not because she is French. According to Margaret, even foreign governments owe allegiance to each other.