Henry V St. Crispian's Monologue Flashcards
- I wish one ten thousand
- *My cousin Westmorland. ………………………….
What’s he that wishes so?
- What’s he that wishes so?
- …………………………………No, my fair cousin.
If we are marked to die, we are enough 20
To do our country loss. And if to live,
The fewer men, *the greater share of honour.
*My cousin Westmorland.
- *My cousin Westmorland. No, my fair cousin.
If we are marked to die, we are enough 20
To do our country loss………………………….. - *God’s will, I pray thee wish not one man more.
………………………………..And if to live,
The fewer men, *the greater share of honour.
- ………………………………………………And if to live,
The fewer men, *the greater share of honour. - By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,
Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost.
*God’s will, I pray thee wish not one man more.
- *God’s will, I pray thee wish not one man more.
- It *yearns me not if men my garments wear.
By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,
Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost.
- By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,
Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost. - Such outward things dwell not in my desires.
It *yearns me not if men my garments wear.
- It *yearns me not if men my garments wear.
- But if it be *a sin to covet honour,
I am the most offending soul alive.
Such outward things dwell not in my desires.
- Such outward things dwell not in my desires.
- No, faith, my *coz, wish not a man from England. 30
But if it be *a sin to covet honour,
I am the most offending soul alive.
- But if it be *a sin to covet honour,
I am the most offending soul alive. - God’s peace, I would not lose so great an honour
As one man more, methinks, would share from me,
For the *best hope I have.
No, faith, my *coz, wish not a man from England. 30
- No, faith, my *coz, wish not a man from England. 30
- Rather proclaim it, Westmorland, through my host
That he which hath no *stomach to this fight 35
Let him depart. His *passport shall be made,
And *crowns for convoy put into his purse.
God’s peace, I would not lose so great an honour
As one man more, methinks, would share from me,
For the *best hope I have.
- God’s peace, I would not lose so great an honour
As one man more, methinks, would share from me,
For the *best hope I have. ……………………………….. - Rather proclaim it, Westmorland, through my host
That he which hath no *stomach to this fight 35
Let him depart. …………………………………. - ……………………………….His *passport shall be made,
And *crowns for convoy put into his purse.
………………………Oh, do not wish one more!
- Rather proclaim it, Westmorland, through my host
That he which hath no *stomach to this fight 35
Let him depart. ……………………………………. - *We would not die in that man’s company
That fears his *fellowship to *die with us.
…………………………..His *passport shall be made,
And *crowns for convoy put into his purse.
- His *passport shall be made,
And *crowns for convoy put into his purse. - This day is called the *Feast of Crispian.
*We would not die in that man’s company
That fears his *fellowship to *die with us.
- *We would not die in that man’s company
That fears his *fellowship to *die with us. - He that outlives this day and comes safe home
Will stand a-tiptoe when this day is named,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
This day is called the *Feast of Crispian.
- This day is called the *Feast of Crispian.
- He that shall *see this day and live old age
Will yearly on the *vigil feast his neighbours, 45
And say ‘Tomorrow is Saint Crispian.’
He that outlives this day and comes safe home
Will stand a-tiptoe when this day is named,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.