Rhetorical Analysis Of Henry V

In passing time with the folks at the taverns, Henry V, also known as Prince Hal, learns how to communicate with people from all walks of life. In his speech he gets the crowd started by making them feel equal.They are outnumbered so he talks to them not to be so nervous and to fight for your country. I will be writing three ways he talk to the people and made them feel equal. “If we are mark’d die, we are now to do our country loss: and if to leave the few men, the greater share of honour.” What he is trying to say is that if we were marked to die on this day in this battle then be prepared to die. That no one is likely to survive in this battle. And the fewer men that do survive will be shared with honor for the fighting they did in …show more content…
And the ones that do survive can stand tall and be proud next year on this same day. They can be proud of what they have survived for on this day. “I am not covetous for gold not care I who doth feed upon my cost; it yearns me it if men my garments wear; such outward things dwell not in my desires.” He is saying that he doesn’t care about his armour or the reward at the end. They can even strip down the garments that he has on right now. All he cares about is the fighting that has to be done on this day for England. The words that he said to get the men fighting going made the men feel equal and respected. For example If we mark’d die, we are now doing our country loss: and if to leave the fewer men, the greater share of honour. This day is called the feast of Crispian: He that outlives this day is named, and rouse him at the name of Crispian. I am not covetous for gold not care I who doth feed upon my cost; it yearns me it if men my garments wear; such outward things dwell not in my desires. When the war does happen they win the battle against the French. The won by a lot so the speech actually