Reviews

The Life of King Henry V by William Shakespeare

dasnook_arts's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

erika023's review against another edition

funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

susyhendrix's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

4.5

rowan_simone's review against another edition

4.0

the SPEECHES in this play ur kidding

lwti's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

ebunk's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

messy_dreamer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful informative tense slow-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? N/A

2.0

jtwolf33's review against another edition

4.0

Henry V is the tale of what it means to be British, despite being full of the Scottish, Welsh and French. It's the play that makes us want to forge ahead and make something of ourselves, as the young King succeeds in doing.
I read this play because it was recommended to me and I am so glad that I did. It's a play about honour and integrity, absolute propaganda, but Shakespeare sure knew what he was doing. The characters are richly developed and you almost want to charge into battle with Hal, for Hal, for all of England, you want to fight the French and win despite being vastly outnumbered.
This play is a history and tells of real life events but is infused with humour throughout and one of the most incredible innuendos I think I've ever read. Leek, anyone?

paytonrose22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

3.0

friendofmarlowe's review against another edition

4.0

last shakespeare play for class as an undergrad…. damn. glad i got to revisit this one though, i really needed to and i enjoyed it a lot more with more time to read it. i was especially interested in our discussion of how the chorus’s attitude is contradicted by how the rest of the text actually depicts the events of the play.