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Showcased in their workshop presentation, discussion, and performance of Henry V, the American Shakespeare Company (ASC) demonstrate significant understanding and enthusiasm in their interpretations of the play; namely in the portrayal of Henry himself. ASC Co-founder and Artistic Director Jim Warren professes that “like all of Shakespeare’s major characters, Henry is not just one thing. He’s calculating and heroic; he’s patriotic and ruthless; and he gets the girl with one of Shakespeare’s most…

King Henry V’s rhetoric often relies on contrasting the noble class and class of commoners, which are seen, by Shakespeare, to not be as polarized as some would believe, because both contain universally human elements. Although King Henry’s speech to the traitors creates the clearest discussion of the upper and lower socio-political classes, the context for the speech is fundamental to properly understanding and analyzing it, as well as giving further evidence on its own. Specifically, before…

Of Crowns and Rings The characters of Henry V from Shakespeare’s play of said name and Gollum from Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien are two characters whose personalities are torn apart due to gaining a power far greater than they could handle. Henry V is split into two duel factions: the ruthless soldier that will order his soldiers to commit atrocities in his name , and just leader who wants to spread mercy and justice throughout his kingdom of England. Similarly Smeagol, the former alias of…

It was no secret Richard was an outstanding father; there was no denying this simple well-known fact. All his children loved him, looked up to him and went to him whenever they were in need of comfort. Never once did Richard never dismiss any of them or let them down. He never failed to provide for all of his kids. He loved them so much more than any ordinary father ever could. All this would change for the worse when Richard is faced with several bumps in life. Divorce, being framed then…

I believe that Henry is an good king. He does have flaws but there is almost never a story that has one perfect character. Henry’s flaws are sometimes hard to find but sometimes easy to see. He clearly makes non-Christian threats to people and people groups. For example in Act 3 Scene 3 Henry is speaking to the governor and he threatens to kill their babies, and men. This is not a good representation of a Christian's motives. If a leader of a kingdom were to say or do something negative it…

will be the murderer of the king. II. The unexpected death of King Edward IV A. The death of King Edward IV B. Richard III the protector of the young princes a. Richard would effectively run the country until his nephew, prince Edward wad old enough to rule by himself. III. The disappearance of the two Princes in the tower A. The rumor cause the prince's illegitimate a. Ricard announced that his brother, the dead King Edward IV, had never been legally married to the princess’ mother. b. This…

January 30, 1820 THE NEW AMERICAN BATTLE TIMES King George III holding a letter. Yesterday at 8:38 pm, King George III died at Windsor Castle. King George III was the king of the United Kingdom during the American Revolution and he supported the British side during it. He was born on June 4, 1738 at Norfolk House, St. James's Square, London. His reign lasted from 1760 to 1811. His father, Fedrick Lewis, The Prince of Wales, died in 1751 when George was 12. His grandfather, George II, was king…

RICHARD THE SECOND TEXT RESPONSE ESSAY ‘Richard sees kingship as something inborn, Bolingbroke sees it as politics.’ Discuss. In the play Richard II, Shakespeare contends the need for alteration in the method of power from rule by divine right to rule by competency. Shakespeare authored the play during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, who was deemed to be a flawed queen at the end of her rule. Certainly the play is an allegory and Richards’s crimes are in fact her crimes. Shakespeare first…

Many historians wonder what is the most sole significant achievement of Henry VII’s – making the crown of England dynasty or making the country itself better. On 21st April 1509 Henry VII sadly passed away, leaving the crown to his youngest son, Henry VIII. Henry VIII then later married Catherine of Aragon on 11th June and after had their coronation on 24th June 1509 at Westminster Abby. Henry VII’s sole achievement was to pass the throne onto his son, which he did manage to pass the throne…

Rabkin starts his second chapter by summarizing that Shakespeare’s art includes a world whose principles are never in doubt, but it is never as simple as one expects. Henry V is another one of Shakespeare’s controversial plays. There have been many different ways of looking at the controversy, but Rabkin argues that they are all wrong. Rabkin states that “Shakespeare created a work whose ultimate power is precisely the fact that it points in two opposite directions” and ultimately, Shakespeare…