Wednesday, February 16, 2011

What are the main themes in Henry V?

I believe that a major theme of Henry V is leadership and
how it relates to morality. As King, Henry has to make decisions that would be immoral
if he were just a common man. He betrays his friends and puts people to death to uphold
the law. But since he is King, he is seen as brave, intelligent and incredibly focused.
He is a great ruler and is able to inspire many men.


I
think another theme is related to the problems within the country and how they may be
forgotten when war is waged against France. When the attention of the people is focused
elsewhere they will forget about the issues at home and Henry knows
this.

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