In act III, when Henry is encouraging his men for the battle, he uses a tactic that, I believe, was very wise and powerful; raising them to equal status with nobility. This shows something special about Henry and shows how wise and humble he truly is. There are points in the play where Henry really…

In Act 4 Scene 1 King Henry disguised himself as a soldier in his army. Many would think this would be a bad idea, but it is not. It is actually very smart because by doing this he can hear what his soldiers actually think of him. While under cover, King Henry meets two soldiers…

Having read “Henry IV Pat I”, it was surprising, for me at least, to see King Henry’s reaction to being informed that Bardolph was been sentenced to death after being found guilty of stealing from the French in Act III Scene VI. While the fact that Bardolph actually stole isn’t at all surprising, King Henry…

Act IV opens with the Chorus painting a picture of camp life the night before the battle is to begin.  The once arrogant and poised English soldiers are now reflecting on the possibility of their untimely death that awaits their arrival on the battlefield.  As they sit quietly around their campfires, the King, dressed in…

In the prologue of Act four the chorus describes the scenes of both the English and French camps the night before battle. The reader sees how the tables have turned and the English fear death in battle because of how out numbered they now are. In the first scene of Act four King Henry talks…

One sign by which we may identify an educated person in the modern world is the referencing of literary works to illustrate or enrich their speech. Today’s culture of Hollywood worship has allowed film and even television to creep into that same hemisphere, but literary reference is the more classic indicator of a well-rounded intellect.…

Although Shakespeare writes a multitude of male characters and gives them all vastly different and complex character traits in Henry V, there are only four women within the whole play, all of which revolve around basically the same traits. You may argue that Shakespeare writes in the Hostess and then those of the French Royal Court,…

In Act 4 scene 1, we see a very different side of King Henry; an insecure side.  First of all, he disguises himself as a common soldier under a cloak to speak with the other common soldiers to further understand their feelings about the war.  This is showing that he, when in costume as king,…