Shakespeare's Henry V

Henry V in Shakespeare


1.- Prince Hal in Henry IV, Parts One and Two.
To analyse the evolution of Shakespeare’s Henry V we have to pay attention to Henry V, Parts One and Two. In this previous play of Shakespeare Henry V, called Prince Hal, had a wild life with some colleagues like Falstaff and Barloph. These characters belong to a lower social class. His father, Henry IV, almost had lost his faith in his son. The death of the king Henry IV is a very important moment in the life of the young Prince Hal. Other influential event during the existence of Henry V is the way in which his father, Henry IV, reached the English throne: Henry Bolingbroke wrested the kingship from Richard II.
But these plays also show an apparent reformation: Prince Hal became a good and loyal soldier, he saved the life of his father and when he reached the throne he banished Falstaff, denying his previous wild life.

2.- Presentation of Henry V.
At the beginning of the play, Shak...