The Importance Of Duality In Shakespeare's Henry V

From the beginning of the play, Henry succumbs to using violence due to being excluded from society. When Lieutenant Smith tries to interrogate Henry and insults his zoot suit, calling it a “monkey suit”, Henry reacts with verbal violence- “Screw you flatfoot”; he reacted in this manor because his cultural identity was attacked by an authority figure, which shows corruption with authority and those who hold power. This prompts violence from Henry

Henry makes the higher classed people feel valued by calling them out individually. SInce there are less “lords” or “nobles” than the lower classed people Henry

The soliloquy “ Henry IV. Part 2.” was written by Shakespeare during the midst of the 17th century. The soliloquy was produced with a purpose of showing King Henry’s frustration with his inability to sleep properly. The combination of both imagery and diction helps produce an aggravated tone, which helps a reader understand King Henry’s inner feelings.

The “Speech to the Second Virginia Convention”, was meant to persuade the American people that the British could not be reasoned with, and, therefore a war with the British was inevitable. This speech was a call to action, as Patrick Henry felt that Americans could no longer sit idly as a war began in the north. For Henry would rather have death than live without liberty. Henry spoke honestly in an attempt to gain followers that would join him in the war against Britain. In Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Second Virginia Convention”, used figures of speech, metaphors and similes, and rhetorical questions to persuade his audience to agree with his views on the war and the conditions of America.

Henry emphasizes that the government's current tactics to gain liberty are not working, by questioning them. Henry asks “Shall we try to argument,” should they use reason to negotiate their freedom with the British government? He assures the Second Virginia council that would not work “Sir, we have been trying that for the past ten years.” He explains that failure is inevitable, if they are merely negotiating. Henry is implying they need a direct approach in order to achieve freedom: war.

While delivering his speech, Patrick Henry effectively utilizes his procedures in organizing the principles of his speech. Henry begins the speech in particular way in which he grasps hold of the audience’s attention and keep it. By stating that he has connections to his audience and that they are relevant Henry gains credibility and trust from his listeners.

In William Shakespeare’s Henry V, the character of King Henry delivers some powerful verbiage, known as St. Crispin’s Day Speech, to his troops in order to rally the men for battle. In this speech, King Henry chooses to invoke themes such as glory, religion, and comradery to make the battle they are about to fight immortal in the soldiers’ minds and to motivate them to fight together. These themes draw similar emotions in all men, no matter their background; all men have the need for honour, the urge to please the deity they believe in, and the need to trust in their fellow men.

Shakespeare’s play, Henry V, portrays the newly crowned king of England, King Henry V, as a committed, fearless, and relentless leader. France is England’s archenemy and their relationship only worsens after the Dauphin delivers a mocking message to England’s new king. The Dauphin frequently ridicules the English and King Henry, whereas, the King of France, Charles VI, does not underestimate Henry and his people as his son does. (Source B) Throughout the play, the two leaders display their differences in terms of personality, leadership, communication skills, and ethics.

The work of Patrick Henry, John Winthrop, and Frederick Douglass have created a superior platform, it has influenced many people in a variety of ways. They used as a means of convincing an audience via the authority, they convinced the audience of an argument by creating an emotional response, and they persuade the audience with reasons and facts. Moreover, it has created wars, demonstrate their power and strength. However, the three works have different meanings and purposes. They all try to get into the people in a variety of different ways. Firstly, the work of Frederick Douglass, ¨Hypocrisy of American Slavery¨, Frederick Douglass sees the irony in a former slave celebrating the Fourth of July, the anniversary of the declaration of independence

Throughout William Shakespeare’s 1597 History “The First Part of King Henry the Fourth”, the importance of individual reputation proves to be a catalyst for character advancement and plot development alike. King Henry’s repeated emphasis on the superior characteristics of himself and Hotspur earlier in the scene establish a dichotomy between the ideal leader and Prince Henry. In a rebuttal to his father 's disapproving tone, Hal vows to reclaim both his honor as a prince and his honor as a son. Shakespeare’s use of language through lines 129-159 in act III.2 foreshadows events to come while reinforcing Prince Henry’s earlier assertion that he will be the victor when battling Hotspur.

In Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Virginia Convention, the most effective mode was logos. Henry wants to convince the delegates from each colonie why they should fight for their freedom against the British. In his speech, he uses ethos, logos, and pathos, but to try and convince the audience, the delegates, he uses logos for all the reasonings that is happening in front of their faces, which seems like the people try to avoid the situation. As Henry reads his speech respectfully, he appeals to the audience with what is actually happening around them. He puts the British ministry on the spotlight to make the delegates open their eyes and do something to stop them.

As they tend to say “Curiosity kills the cat.” In this book “The Red Badge of Courage” the young boy Henry tends to flee from his second battle. That is quite strange because we would think someone would run from their first battle because they should be scared of what is going to happen. The reason why henry didn’t flee the first battle was because first off, henry probably thought that since he could conquer the first battle that the second got too intense for him. Secondly Henry was just following along to what the other soldiers did. Lastly, Henry was just plain old scared as they said “He ran like a coward.”

The personality of such characters as Hamlet from William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet is much remarked upon. However, it is even more meaningful to analyze changes in Hamlet’s character throughout the play. As Hamlet becomes more driven in his revenge, his actions lose morality and gain consequences. In fact, Shakespeare uses the relationship between a character’s cruelty and the meaning in the pain they cause to comment on the cyclically destructive nature of cruelty.

The scene in which King Henry IV confronts Prince Hal is a pivotal moment in their relationship’s development throughout the William Shakespeare’s account of the rebellions against the King’s rule in the play Henry IV Part I. Act 3 Scene 2 offers an insight into the ruling ideologies of Henry and his heir apparent Hal, as rulers, while each character considers the upcoming battle and attempt to determine what makes worthy ruler. Henry expresses unresolved anxiety about how he came into his throne, and his uncertainties about Hal, his successor, while Hal is desperate to recover his father’s trust in him. My group decided to include this scene in our performance because it embodied the evolution of the father-son relationships within the play. Tanya, Gillian and I focused our performance on the dynamics of Henry and Hal’s relationship, and how their relationship informed our understanding of their characters. Particularly, our group centered our performance on the value of the competing political ideologies between the father and son. This scene is vital for understanding the play’s exploration of the politics of the nobility and the interpersonal relationships of men.

How someone is perceived often differs based on the person. Someone may think that a person is honorable and trustworthy, however someone else may think that same person is corrupt and untrusting. Depending on which side you are looking from, a single person could have many perceived personalities. This duality in character is often the factor that makes characters three dimensional. In the play Othello by William Shakespeare looking at characters in simply a black and white lighting takes away the three dimensions, leaving them very simply and easy to understand. However by looking at them in the grey, readers are able to understand the complexity behind each individual character.