Context: Henry Percy, called Hotspur, is the son of Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland. Percy, after being chided by the king, is joined by Worcester and others against the "proud King," Henry IV, for what they consider their rights. Hotspur, who prizes honor above all earthly things but whom Falstaff calls "gunpowder Percy" because he explodes so easily, reveals his hot nature in his statement that he would rather hunt lions than hares. He further reveals his ambitious nature in his speech that follows the earlier statement: