This is why what King Henry says is so profound. When he realises that the growing dissent against his rule is culminating into a full-fledged rebellion, he understands and accepts that he cannot turn away from facing it. Though he may have otherwise desired for a peaceful and prosperous rule devoid of any brutal bloodshed, the die has been cast and the wheels of time are spinning; confrontation is coming and there remains no option but to accept its inevitability.