Henry Flashcards
Seamless transition between language
Prose and blank verse
Court and tavern
Shows adaptability and malleability
Reveals effectiveness of language in the role of influence
Light bright metal sullen on the ground, glittering…shall grow more goodly
Appearance and political foresight and planning
Seldom seen… but I could not stir but like a comet I was wondered at
Celestial imagery
Shakespearean
Henry speech is an event
Pluck allegiance from men’s heart
Symbolic
Attainment of public support and how manipulation of appearance is essential for politics
These juxtaposed with Richards action
“Heard but not regarded. Seen but attracted no extraordinary gaze”
Competing perspective
Asyndeton
Implications of appearance
Construction of Henry and Richard
To save the blood on either side
Motif of blood
