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tdjpoetry's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
nuthatch's review against another edition
5.0
I just finished a wonderful class over Zoom covering this play. It gave me a much greater understanding of the play.
hannadekoning2001's review against another edition
4.0
Probably the most interesting Shakespeare play I've read so far (though not the most enjoyable). King Henry V is a complex character that is both extremely cruel and manipulative, but somehow also very charming and likeable.
zenithharpink's review against another edition
3.0
This wasn't my favorite Shakespeare tragedy, it was a bit slow for me, and I think I just didn't connect with the context of the story. It was about as dense as to be expected, and the language was beautiful, but the pace of the story was off, and the action was infrequent and dull.
I would only recommend to the most devoted of Shakespeare fans.
I would only recommend to the most devoted of Shakespeare fans.
sapphicurse's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Not my favourite Shakespeare, would see it performed but probably won't read it again
lu2cy_i's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
sarahrlm's review against another edition
3.0
J'ai eu du mal honnêtement à finir cette pièce, peut-être que mon bagage historique n'était pas assez complet pour lire ça. Néanmoins ça reste intéressant pour connaitre un peu mieux la Guerre de Cent ans.
eurekaitsmika's review against another edition
4.0
"once more unto the breach, my friends" is such an insane line!!!! the rest of the play is decent (occasionally mid) but Henry's war speeches are excellent
zilver's review against another edition
3.0
when the king of france thinks ur a dumb bitch for wanting to invade his country so he sends u tennis balls and you end up winning a sick battle even though u were outnumbered 5 to 1 but u still feel bad abt urself as a human being so u go fishing for compliments from ur soldiers and they end up hating u so u prank ur right hand man into fighting them because ur actually a dumb bitch but at least u got the girl (and the two countries) in the end