Henry the V has a lot of different aspects. It has some comedy, some tragedy and of course some history. It's not all black and white as there's that gray area in between that Shakespeare love to write. One aspect of the comedy that allies in this play is Act 4-5 where he is making fun of the French and their language. A characteristic of tragedy is the battle of Agincourt. In this battle both Earl of Suffolk and the Duke of York have been killed. The history of this play comes from the history behind the play itself as most of these events are true and they've just been elaborated. Historical plays should have all these characteristics because without there aspects the play would be black and white and history is far from black and white.
Monday, March 6, 2017
Henry the V characteristics
This week we have moved on from The Merchant of Venice and now my group is reading Shakespeare’s Henry the V. The topic I will discuss on this blog is what type of play is Henry the V. Is it a comedy, history, or tragedy? In my view Henry the V is a history. I will be showing examples that will support the characteristics of a history play.
Henry the V has a lot of different aspects. It has some comedy, some tragedy and of course some history. It's not all black and white as there's that gray area in between that Shakespeare love to write. One aspect of the comedy that allies in this play is Act 4-5 where he is making fun of the French and their language. A characteristic of tragedy is the battle of Agincourt. In this battle both Earl of Suffolk and the Duke of York have been killed. The history of this play comes from the history behind the play itself as most of these events are true and they've just been elaborated. Historical plays should have all these characteristics because without there aspects the play would be black and white and history is far from black and white.
Henry the V has a lot of different aspects. It has some comedy, some tragedy and of course some history. It's not all black and white as there's that gray area in between that Shakespeare love to write. One aspect of the comedy that allies in this play is Act 4-5 where he is making fun of the French and their language. A characteristic of tragedy is the battle of Agincourt. In this battle both Earl of Suffolk and the Duke of York have been killed. The history of this play comes from the history behind the play itself as most of these events are true and they've just been elaborated. Historical plays should have all these characteristics because without there aspects the play would be black and white and history is far from black and white.
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