Leanne Beswick

Miss Leanne Beswick Henry V Scene 1 - France. forward Harfleur. King Henry in line one addresses his troops 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 mingled with himself and his subjects, either by his feelings or protocol of ?Royal? superiority. thus 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 reply to reinforce the men with the feeling that they are all acting as one, all fighting for the same thing and severally running the same risks of potential maiming or death from the warlike foe. In line two, King Henry suggests that if they, the living, cannot defend the ? happy chance?, 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...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

If you want to get a full essay, wisit our page: write my paper