Throughout Henry V, Pistol has been known to be the comical relief for the audience. Pistol, as a soldier, is the character that can relate to the common man. What was really interesting in the final act was what happened to Pistol. After the war, Pistol learns that his wife has died and his house…

In Act 5 of Henry V we see King Henry attempting to persuade Princess Katharine to marry him. Though this is made difficult by the fact that Katharine only speaks broken English and Henry only speaks broken French, she ultimately accepts his proposal heavily on the grounds that it would please her father. This could…

In Act IV scene vi of the play, Exeter updates Henry on the battle going on with the French. The English are winning overwhelmingly, but two cousins, the Duke of York and the Earl of Suffolk have been killed. The Duke of York laid next to his cousin, who has died already, and exclaims that…

In Shakespeare’s Henry V, the chorus, unlike most of the playwright’s other works, appears in every Act of the play. He (or she) is one person, as usual, and this person explicitly converses with the audience to inform them about the play they are about to witness.      One thing about this particular play’s chorus,…

What I find most interesting about Henry V is that I can see a clear difference in his language compared to some of the other characters in the play. He never uses malaprop, unlike many other characters, and he is so well spoken, that it is almost like his rhetoric is his greatest weapon. He can…

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…