Henry V (Sourcebooks Shakespeare) (The Pelican Shakespeare) (Classical Comics: Teaching Resource Pack)

by William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's immutable history of Henry's victory over the French at Agincourt and the subsequent peace between the two nations is also a study of war and kingship. From a wild youth, Henry comes to embody all of the kingly virtues: courage, justice, integrity and honour. Ironically these qualities are brought to the fore by the realities of war. Written at the end of the life of Elizabeth I, "Henry V" told the British people that with strong leadership, they had little to fear at a time of uncertainty.

• ISBN10: 0743484878
• ISBN13: 9780743484879
• Publish Date: 16 August 2004 (first published 1 December 1965)
• Publish Status: Transferred
• Publish Country: AU
• Imprint: Simon & Schuster
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 292
• Language: English

Reviews

[inlibrisveritas]

I honestly never thought I'd enjoy one of Shakepeare's histories, and I enjoy his work immensely. As it turns out this was actually a rather passionate play and it will certainly linger in my mind. I'll be lucky if I only manage to quote it a few times over the course of the next few weeks...
I'm kind of stuck on what I think of Henry though...Is he a good and just king? Or is he a good king who holds the power to manipulate with his words? I personally like him, he's passionate and I think it would take an incredibly stubborn person not to be moved at least a little by his display throughout.
Of course there are liberties taken with the actual history but Shakespeare knew how to tell a tale and he does it well with Henry V