Well well, not
so cute play this time, but anyways very good. This is a patriotic tell about
the most patriotic political figure-king Henry V-and everything in this play is
patriotic.
But first things
first. What I liked about this play. I liked the character of Henry V, his
amazing transformation through previous plays (Henry IV Parts 1&2), liked
his speeches and witty jokes with common soldiers. Henry V must be the most
patriotic figure in Shakespeare’s works, he made him that way. Shakespeare
being a war poet (there were constant presentiments and apprehensions of war
since the time he moved to London, what is more England had to deal with Spain
and Ireland during his writing of Henry V) just had to write the patriotic
story to keep up the spirits of the nation.
But what I
didn’t like is an absence of Falstaff. The author gives us a hint in previous
book that we will meet Falstaff again and now he’s dead. Shocking. I think
there were people who were angry and tried to return their money as Falstaff
was really popular among audience. Pistol tried sort of to replace Falstaff, not
very successful attempt I assume. Another thing that bothers me is cruelty in
Harry. He becomes the real king and makes royal decisions – like executing his
friends because of treachery or killing all the French prisoners.
I liked this
play, the author had quite reached his goal and created a patriotic tale about
patriotic king.
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