Henry V (Shakespeare - Folger ed.)

Author: William Shakespeare

ISBN: 9781982109417

Binding: paperback

Section: Drama-Plays

Henry V is Shakespeare’s most famous “war play”; it includes the storied English victory over the French at Agincourt. While some of it glorifies war, especially the choruses and Henry’s speeches urging his troops into battle, we also hear bishops conniving for war to postpone a bill that would tax the church, and soldiers expecting to reap profits from the conflict. Even in the speeches of Henry and his nobles, there are many chilling references to the human cost of war.