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Historical Works of William Shakespeare: Henry V: Act 4

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Shakespeare, William

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Lippman, Laura
Affiliation: Department of English, Harvard University

Henry V: Act 4

Act IV: Scene 1

The Chorus sets the scene by describing the sights and sounds of the army
camps the night before the battle of Agincourt. The two armies are so close to
each other that each sentinel can almost hear his opposite whispering the
password. In the light of the flickering fires, each side glimpses the faces
of the enemy. Sounds are heard through the night of horses neighing and of
armorers closing up the rivets on the knights (who had to be ...

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