If the opening drama of the Henriad locates its emotional center in the quiet monologues of Richard II, the closing play finds its motive force in the stirring rhetoric Henry V declaims to rally his troops as they prepare to battle the French at Agincourt. Throughout, the patriotic pulse of Henry V is quickened by a military drumbeat. Inspiring his far-outnumbered troops to an astonishing victory, the once unworthy son of Henry IV—now a heroic amalgam of bravery, brutality, piety, and ruthlessness—unites his kingdom in nationalistic fervor. Historically, Henry V’s achievements may be open to question; dramatically, his exploits are entirely satisfying, and conclude Shakespeare’s Henriad with a rousing flourish.
I read and listened to the Arkangel dramatizied recording. I thought it very inspiring
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