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Scene 1 - France. Before Harfleur.

King Henry in line one addresses his army as friends. He does this to enforce a feeling of oneness, comrades in arms. These early lines give a feeling that the King does not want to give a sense of distance between himself and his subjects, either by his feelings or protocol of 'Royal' superiority. Consequently he addresses his listeners in such a fashion so as to generate a feeling of everyone being a 'bosom' of family friends.

King Henry's words serve to reinforce the men with the feeling that they are all acting as one, all fighting for the same thing and each running the same risks of potential maiming or death from the warring foe.

In line two, King Henry suggests that if they, the living, cannot defend the 'breach', then the bodies of their slaughtered could be physically packed into this area and so protect a weak spot. Whilst this conjures up macabre images, I believe he is showing them, that not only in life, but even after death, their soldiers could still be called upon to contribute towards their cause. Their glory, value and worth would prolong even after death.

King Henry speaks evocatively to the men as he describes in lines five

Each will hold a mental picture of a hungry tiger stealthily tightening its muscles in preparation for an instantaneous response by every muscle fibre in its body, when they are called upon to be a bastion of strength and endurance in its attack on its prey.

In line eight, Henry V asks them to hide their normal quiet nature and to adopt a rage. I believe that he is drawing attention to the fact that he believes that the English are peace loving people, but whom, when asked to protect their country and life, can fight as strong and even stronger than any warring foe.

Henry reinforces the importance of their need to respect their for fathers memories and achievements and not to let themselves down. In line twenty two, he says,

Henry means they are distinguished, by their deeds, character, rank and birth. They are a class holding special rank. Their strength and character has been born into them by their English fore fathers, where only the strong and valiant survived. They have inherited their fore fathers mettle. He likens their fore fathers to Alexander the Great, an English King whom was a conqueror of other nations, fetes which were accomplished by strength and intelligence. He is att

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Category: English

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