Essay - Henry V Shakespeare's Play, Henry V, is Regarded as One...

Henry V

Shakespeare's play, Henry *****, is regarded as one of the most important portrayals of King Henry V, one ***** England's most promiment national heroes. Apart from its representation of ***** king, the play presents not only Shakespeare's take on ***** historical persona of the king, but also his vision on issues such as patriotism, war, and the traits of the ideal rules. It is particularly interesting to see ***** ways in which Shakespeare manages to c*****vey ***** literary message in the f*****al lines of act V, as well as the epilogue ***** ***** play. This paper argues the the epilogue of the ***** is very significant as far as the very purpose of Shakespeare's play; in this sense, ***** f*****al act along with the ***** remind ***** audience that ***** ***** Catherine's son did not achieve what they had hoped by uniting England and France.

Henry ***** is presented as the ideal monarch, a m*****n of integrity and bravery; however, in a h*****toric*****l *****, he w***** not *****hat historians would call an influential king. He wants to change the course of history but is largely unsuccessful because ***** ends up controlling ***** using him. From th***** point of view, the Chorus ***** enters in ***** epilogue emphasizes the idea that although he is presented as a great monarch ***** the play, Henry V ***** not exert a great deal of influence on English history. The epilogue is very ***** from this particular perspective as it illuminates ***** difference between how the King is illustrated in ***** play, and historical reality. Furthermore, the ***** can underst***** ***** discrepancies between the role ***** a character in a brief period in English history, and his c*****tribution to ***** as a whole.

Act V, scene ii presents the courtship ***** ***** and Catherine. Although the general t***** is light, there are a few elements which ********** obviously meant ***** ra*****e some questions. Henry is depicted in a rather humorous light; Shakespeare ********** to ridicule ***** awkward speeches delivered with the ***** of impressing Catherine. From this point ***** view, one is left wondering whether or not Henry truly ***** to woo Catherine since his other speeches are very eloquent. When addressing *****, Henry seems uncomfortable, and lacks passion. However, ***** must also consider the fact that this marriage serves political, and ***** romantic purposes. He is solely a me*****ns ***** an end which ***** account for ***** lack of chem*****try and real communication between the princess, and her suitor. In fact, Catherine openly states that the decision regarding their ***** is ***** to her fat***** (V.ii. 228-229).

The ***** of France wants to marry ***** to Henry in order to win a strong **********. The character ***** Catherine is not ***** complex because it is obvious that she is ***** a pawn thus her will does ***** matter. Her education was aimed at making her desirable ***** any possible powerful suitor so her ********** is reduced to a minimum. However, *****s England