Falstaff

   Falstaff is one of shakespeare's best characters. Even after his death he shows up in other plays. Falstaff is a drunkard who has been like a father figure to Prince Henry. He is a thieving drunk. Hal is really only been using him all these years to make himself look better in the future. This, of course, is not known by Falstaff.
     Falstaff is portrayed as a fat man who ends up being the butt of all of Hal's jokes. He gets treated like crap the majority of the time. This, however, is mostly deserved because he is not the best person.
     In Act II we see Falstaff lying, stealing, and constantly trying to make himself look better. He steals from a group of wealthy travelers and then shows his cowardice when he runs away due to a trick being played on him by Hal. Later, he lies about the incident by telling Hal that he killed some of the hundred men that attacked him. Then, towards the end we see Hal attempting to make himself look better by making a good word for himself during a pretend conversation between Hal and his father.