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Jun 2, 2020 · Act 1, scene 1. Scene 1. Synopsis: The Bishop of Canterbury informs the Bishop of Ely of a bill threatening Church revenues and of a plan to postpone it by justifying King Henry’s invasion of France to claim the French throne. Canterbury also reports his offer of a most generous contribution to the King to help finance the war.
Henry V is often interpreted as a patriotic play about one of the great English kings: Henry is viewed as a national hero, a brave warrior and decisive commander, who sails for France to reclaim the land of his ancestors. Certainly the two most celebrated film adaptations of Shakespeare’s play, Laurence Olivier’s 1944 film (produced during ...
Henry sets sail for France. King Charles, the Dauphin, and the French court receive Henry V’s ultimatum: surrender or face attack. The Dauphin scoffs. The Chorus recounts that Charles offers Henry his daughter Katherine and small dukedoms. Unsatisfied, Henry attacks Harfleur, motivating his troops by speaking to their strength and nobility.
Henry V Summary. After an insult from the French Dauphin, King Henry V of England invades France to claim the throne he believes should be his. Henry stops an assassination plot, gives powerful speeches, and wins battles against the odds. In the end, he woos and marries the Princess of France, linking the two nations. More detail: 2 minute read.
Synopsis. Henry V is a history play, probably written around 1599. It covers events during the Hundred Years' War, immediately before and after the Battle of Agincourt (1415). Soon after he becomes king, Henry V is considering making a claim to rule France as well as England. He asks the Archbishop of Canterbury about how strong his claim is ...
Henry V. Peace to this meeting, wherefore we are met! And, princes French, and peers, health to you all! King of France. Right joyous are we to behold your face, 2990. So are you, princes English, every one. Queen Isabel. So happy be the issue, brother England, Shall change all griefs and quarrels into love. Henry V.
KING HENRY V. O God of battles! steel my soldiers' hearts; Possess them not with fear; take from them now The sense of reckoning, if the opposed numbers Pluck their hearts from them. Not to-day, O Lord, O, not to-day, think not upon the fault My father made in compassing the crown!
