shonorable means to fulfill the description of honorable behavior? Shakespeare has given a number of distinct definitions of what honor is and how people have the choice to act and react honorably or not. To some, being honorable means you are “into the good thoughts of the world”, which is as true as the sea “being governed” by the “noble and chaste mistress of the moon” (1.3.182 & 1.2.28-29). However, it could be that the “fat-witted” Falstaff had it right when he said, “the better part of valor discretion”? (5.4.119-120). Honor might be best defined, that, it is whatever feels right to each individual inside and not what one can boast of. There is no honor in bragging and no honor in proving oneself to others, because you then leave the decision up to the judges, defeating the whole point. Shakespeare realizes this and that is why he gives no clear definition of honor. Honor is one’s own perception....
