How does Henry IV, Part 1 help answer my question? I would love to tell you!

This play is difficult to connect to my question, but here goes! The youngest character in this play is Hal, and so the answer to my question is directed toward him. Falstaff mostly influences Hal with thoughts of thievery, lies, and enjoyment of life. As a descendant of the royal line--the royal line by name, not blood-- he should be living up to his name. The influences in Hal's allow him to associate with the commoners, to build relationships with people that are not of his status. As a young adult, Hal is very open to accepting their ways of life, even though he may not agree with them. To answer my question, Hal falls into the category of the more outgoing youngsters because Falstaff's influence has encouraged him to develop a relationship with the commoners that many of the royalty could only dare to do. He also encourages him (indirectly) to committ to life in a more spontaneous manner.

Possibly connecting back to Hal's childhood, perhaps the reason he had recently turned to Falstaff was because his own father had not encouraged a life of enjoyment. Hal still recognizes that Falstaff's life is not the way to live, but he still desires this variation of perspective that Henry was not able to provide.