Henry V

by William Shakespeare

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This popular, much-studied drama focuses on the young warrior king -- from Henry's decision to continue the military exploits of his royal ancestors and press England's claim to the French throne, to his nervous watch before the Battle of Agincourt and his role in one of the greatest military triumphs in English history.… (more)

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rogamills | Oct 8, 2022 |

King Henry V of England seeks to conquer France. This play covers the period around the Battle of Agincourt. While most of the play's language is English, a couple of scenes are all or mostly in French and French phrases find their way into dialogue in several other places. I suspect I would have enjoyed it more if I'd taken time to find a video of the play to follow along with while reading. I just found I wasn't where I could do so when reading it. (

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thornton37814 | May 16, 2022 |

This was a fine story, I enjoyed watching the play, but for some reason it took me forever to finish. I kept falling asleep, but that wasn't due to the play, more due to the format I read it in and my general life at the moment. It has so many famous lines and characters, reading it set off lightbulbs throughout, even "The game is afoot" is in here! Reading this has made me want to go read more about King Henry V and his times. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Shakespeare, William	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Bate, Jonathan	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Bowles, Ralph Hartt	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Brissaud, Pierre	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Craik, T. W.	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Gentleman, David	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Gollancz, Israel	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Harrison, G. B.	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Kaegi, Ann	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Kittredge, George Lyman	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Lamar, Virginia A.	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Muhammad, Muhammad Awd	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Neilson, William Allan	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Rasmussen, Eric	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Rossi, Matti	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Tonkin, Humphrey	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Verity, A. W.	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Walter, J. H.	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Wright, Louis B.	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

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Henry V: Retold in Modern-day English by Timothy Knapman

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Canonical title

Henry V

Original title

The Life of Henry the Fifth

Alternative titles

King Henry V

Original publication date

1600 (Quarto)

1602 (Quarto)

1619 (Quarto)

1623 (Folio)

People/Characters

Important places

Azincourt, Hauts-de-France, France (as Agincourt)

Hampshire, England, UK

Harfleur, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France

Southampton, England, UK

Important events

Hundred Years' War (1337 | 1453)

Battle of Agincourt (1415-10-25)

Related movies

Henry V (1989 | IMDb)

The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France (1944 | IMDb)

Henry V (2003 | IMDb)

Henry V (1953 | IMDb)

Henry V (2007 | IMDb)

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Dedication

First words

Henry V is Shakespeare's ninth and last English historial play, apart from King Lear and Cymbeline, which treat of pseudo-history, and the late Henry VIII, in which he collaborated with John Fletcher.

Introduction, New Penguin Shakespeare.

O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend
The brightest heaven of invention!

Quotations

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more,

Or close the wall up with our English dead!

In peace there's nothing so becomes a man

As modest stillness and humility;

But when the blast of war blows in our ears,

Then imitate the action of the tiger:

Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood.

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This work is for the complete Henry V only. Do not combine this work with abridgements, adaptations or simplifications (such as "Shakespeare Made Easy"), Cliffs Notes or similar study guides, or anything else that does not contain the full text. Do not include any video recordings. Additionally, do not combine this with other plays.

Publisher's editors

Humphreys, A. R. (New Penguin Shakespeare)

Taylor, Gary (The Oxford Shakespeare - The Oxford Shakespeare)

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English

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This popular, much-studied drama focuses on the young warrior king -- from Henry's decision to continue the military exploits of his royal ancestors and press England's claim to the French throne, to his nervous watch before the Battle of Agincourt and his role in one of the greatest military triumphs in English history.

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