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A review by nexusgoblin
Henry VIII by Paul Werstine, Barbara A. Mowat, William Shakespeare, John Fletcher
4.0
I honestly never thought I'd enjoy one of Shakepeare's histories, and I enjoy his work immensely. As it turns out this was actually a rather passionate play and it will certainly linger in my mind. I'll be lucky if I only manage to quote it a few times over the course of the next few weeks...
I'm kind of stuck on what I think of Henry though...Is he a good and just king? Or is he a good king who holds the power to manipulate with his words? I personally like him, he's passionate and I think it would take an incredibly stubborn person not to be moved at least a little by his display throughout.
Of course there are liberties taken with the actual history but Shakespeare knew how to tell a tale and he does it well with Henry V
I'm kind of stuck on what I think of Henry though...Is he a good and just king? Or is he a good king who holds the power to manipulate with his words? I personally like him, he's passionate and I think it would take an incredibly stubborn person not to be moved at least a little by his display throughout.
Of course there are liberties taken with the actual history but Shakespeare knew how to tell a tale and he does it well with Henry V