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Henry V:

Hello, my name is William Shakespeare I am sharing information to you from my perspective about one of my many plays: Henry V. I felt it was a great play based on events immediately before and after the Battle of Agincourt (1415) during the Hundred Years' War.I wrote it in 1599.

The main storyline of my play Henry V is the play is set in England in the early fifteenth century. The political situation in England is tense: King Henry IV has died, and his son, the young King Henry V, has just assumed the throne. Several bitter civil wars have left the people of England restless and dissatisfied. Furthermore, in order to gain the respect of the English people and the court, Henry must live down his wild adolescent past, when he used to consort with thieves and drunkards at the Boar’s Head Tavern on the seedy side of London.

My secondary storyline comes later on which is: Sometime later, peace negotiations are finally worked out: Henry will marry Catherine, the daughter of the French king. Henry’s son will be the king of France, and the marriage will unite the two kingdoms.

Main Characters: King Henry V- The young, recently crowned king of England. Henry is brilliant, focused, fearless, and committed to the responsibilities of kingship. These responsibilities often force him to place his personal feelings second to the needs of the crown. The Dukes of Exeter, Westmorland, Salisbury, and Warwick - Trusted advisors to King Henry and the leaders of his military. The Duke of Exeter, who is also Henry’s uncle, is entrusted with carrying important messages to the French king. The Dukes of Clarence, Bedford, and Gloucester Henry’s three younger brothers. - Clarence, Bedford, and Gloucester are noblemen and fighters. York and Suffolk - Two noble cousins who die together at the Battle of Agincourt. Isabel - The queen of France, married to Charles VI. Isabel does not appear until the final scene (V.ii), in which her daughter, Catherine, is betrothed to King Henry.

These are some examples of types of costumes I would have used for Playwrights Intent:







This is a setting I would have used for playwrights intent:



There are many movie versions released here is one: There has been a movie released since 1970, it was released on November 22, 1944. People who stared in it were Laurence Olivier, Renee Asherson, Robert Newton, and Leslie Banks. Also one in 1989.

A few movies based on my play Henry V are: Henry V= The Hollow Crown, Henry V=My Own Private Idaho