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Under the veil of wildness, which, no doubt, Grew like the summer grass, fastest by night, Unseen yet crescive in his faculty. ELY. Strawberries grow underneath nettle plants, and berries grow best when they’re planted next to inferior fruit.
The brightest heaven of invention! A kingdom for a stage, princes to act, And monarchs to behold the swelling scene! 5 Then should the warlike Harry, like himself, Assume the port of Mars, and at his heels, Leashed in like hounds, should famine, sword, and fire.
The strawberry grows underneath the nettle, And wholesome berries thrive and ripen best Neighbored by fruit of baser quality; 65 And so the Prince obscured his contemplation Under the veil of wildness, which, no doubt, Grew like the summer grass, fastest by night, Unseen yet crescive in his faculty.
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England was more afraid than hurt, my king. Just listen to what England did in the past when all the soldiers were in France and the country was like a widow mourning her noblemen: she not only defended herself well but captured and locked up the king of Scots like a stray dog.
Henry V. I fear thou'lt once more come again for ransom. [Enter YORK] Duke of York. My lord, most humbly on my knee I beg The leading of the vaward. 2370; Henry V. Take it, brave York. Now, soldiers, march away: And how thou pleasest, God, dispose the day! [Exeunt]
The setting is England in 1415. At this time, the Church was a powerful landowner and Church leaders like Canterbury and Ely were frequently wealthy. The proposed bill, though, threatens to diminish that power and wealth and Canterbury and Ely thus fear its passage. Active Themes.
Analysis. Henry V is a daunting play to write, and Shakespeare struggled to not only surpass his previous successes in Henry IV, Parts I,II but also to contain the action on the stage. Part of his answer to this problem was to introduce the Chorus that serves to introduce each act of the play.