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- The Chorus describes the great welcome accorded the English army when it returns home, the visit by the Holy Roman Emperor to establish peace between England and France, and the return of Henry to France.
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In Henry V, the Chorus is really self-conscious. At the beginning of every act, the Chorus apologizes because the theater can't do justice to the historical events it's trying to represent on stage. So, on the one hand, the Chorus tries super-hard to get us excited about watching (or reading) Henry V.
Jun 2, 2020 · Synopsis: The Chorus describes the great welcome accorded the English army when it returns home, the visit by the Holy Roman Emperor to establish peace between England and France, and the return of Henry to France. Enter Chorus. ⌜CHORUS⌝. Vouchsafe to those that have not read the story.
The Chorus praises King Henry V and his motivations for waging war with France through the application of colorful commentary. Two of the most common literary techniques that the Chorus uses are metaphor and wordplay, which were very important to Elizabethan theatergoers for several reasons.
- Summary: Act 5: Scene 2
- Summary: Act 5: Epilogue
- Analysis: Act 5: Prologue; Act 5: Scenes 1 & 2; and Act 5: Epilogue
Scene 2 shifts to the palace of the king of France, where King Henry has come to meet with Charles VI and his queen, Isabel. The goal of the meeting is to negotiate a lasting peace between France and England. Despite his military victory, King Henry will allow Charles to retain his throne. However, Henry has a list of demands, the first of which is...
Act 5 concludes with a brief epilogue, where the Chorus mentions the birth of Catherine and Henry’s son, King Henry VI of England, who went on to lose France and bring England into war. With a final plea for the audience’s tolerance, the Chorus brings the play to a close.
The first scene in act 5 is also the last scene to feature Fluellen, Pistol, and Gower, and it provides much-needed comic relief following the intensity of act 4. Pistol and Fluellen are similar in their being quick to anger, though by this point in the play it’s quite clear to the audience that whereas Pistol is ridiculous and often insulting, Flu...
The Prologue is spoken by the Chorus, and the speech sets the scene for the historical drama that will follow; it also makes reference to the very theatre in which Henry V was first performed, which makes it doubly notable as a speech.
The Chorus’s opening invocation of the muse, a classical figure of creative inspiration, also brings to mind the first lines of ancient epics of war, such as Virgil’s The Aeneid, and helps to situate Henry V within the imaginative tradition of ancient war epics that depict the deeds of great heroes. Shakespeare uses his most characteristic ...
One of Shakespeare's purposes in using the Chorus is to be able to celebrate the greatness of Henry V directly; for that reason, he does not have to rely solely on the other characters to sing the king's praises.
