King Henry V Leadership Analysis

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Shakespeare's King Henry V is a play set in the early fifteenth century about the King of England conquering France and taking the throne. This play shows King Henry’s leadership qualities throughout the story such as wisdom, integrity, determination, and graciousness. My career in the health informatics field relates closely to the leadership qualities represented by King Henry. King Henry V shows wisdom throughout the play in many scenes. For example, King Henry thoroughly thinks about his plan to conquer France, before he actually does it. Not yet, my cousin. We would be resolved, before we hear him, of some things of weight, that task our thoughts concerning us and France.

This was Henry’s response to Westmoreland when he

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