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King Henry V
King Henry V: Third Series | William Shakespeare
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Shakespeare's historical play of kingship and war, based on the life of Henry V.
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Auntynanny
King Henry V: Third Series | William Shakespeare
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this, but I'm not completely confident in my ability to understand Shakespeare.

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LitStephanie
The Life of King Henry the Fifth | William Shakespeare
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"Give the devil his due" and "band of brothers" were both phrases coined by Shakespeare in Henry V. Anyone notice others?
#shakespearereadalong

KVanRead I love this speech so much. Hearing Kenneth Branagh read it in my head right now 😂 4y
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LitStephanie
The Life of King Henry the Fifth | William Shakespeare
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Act 1, Scene 2: I love how Canterbury gives a long winded recital of the paltry legal justification he has managed to come up with for Henry V to invade and take over a sovereign nation. Henry's quick ascent makes it clear he was just looking for an excuse despite his expressed concern for how many people will die.
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SamAnne Hope to start tomorrow. 4y
LitStephanie @SamAnne discussion of act 1 isn't until next Sunday anyway, I just got my dates mixed up. I really like how this readalong gives a week for each act as the acts are very manageable lengths. 4y
merelybookish I've caught up with you! And agree that was quite the lesson in lineages. 🙄 Hard to follow and hard to accept as justifing his claim. 4y
LitStephanie @merelybookish yeah it is nonsense, LOL. A whole lot of nothing conclusive. 4y
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LitStephanie
The Life of King Henry the Fifth | William Shakespeare
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The leaves are changing where I live right now, plus we have Western Larch trees that turn a gorgeous orange along mountain sides.

I love homemade chili and homemade hot cocoa in the fall. Not together.

I just got a random pack of thrillers from the library, plus reading Dracula, Pride and Prejudice adaptations, and the tagged Shakespeare this month.

@MoonWitch94 #thoughtfulthursday @I.be.Stef

i.besteph 🤗💕💕 4y
i.besteph Ooooh a good hot cocoa is a must this time of year 😋😋 4y
MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing ✨☺️🍂 4y
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alisonrose
King Henry V: Third Series | William Shakespeare
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Look. There‘s a reason not many ppl would say the Histories are their faves. This is obvs wonderfully written & has memorable lines, the Prologue is a great feature, Henry himself is a deep & complex character. In general, it‘s a good play. But “good” is as good as it gets here. For one, monologue overload! ONCE MORE UNTO THE LONG ASS SPEECH. & for me, the political/battle stuff was just kinda bland. The comic scenes felt odd, too. Eh. 3/5 ⭐️

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alisonrose
King Henry V: Third Series | William Shakespeare

A speaker is but a prater, a rhyme is but a ballad, a good leg will fall, a straight back will stoop, a black beard will turn white, a curled pate will grow bald, a fair face will wither, a full eye will wax hollow, but a good heart, Kate, is the sun and the moon, or rather the sun and not the moon, for it shines bright and never changes but keeps his course truly.

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alisonrose
King Henry V: Third Series | William Shakespeare

Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin
As self-neglecting.

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alisonrose
King Henry V: Third Series | William Shakespeare
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I started my “one Shakespeare read/reread per month” project last Spring, and this is the first of the Histories I‘ve picked up. They‘re just generally not as interesting to me as the others, though I‘ve seen a film of this one (or at least part of it) and it was good. I‘ve read the first act and definitely need to also have a Cliffs Notes kinda thing up on my computer to help figure out all the political/military stuff 😬 #nowreading

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EmilieGR
King Henry V: Third Series | William Shakespeare
Mehso-so

My least favorite

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jveezer
Life of King Henry the Fifth | William Shakespeare
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Yaaaaassssss‼️📖🤓❤️

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Nebklvr
King Henry V: Third Series | William Shakespeare
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Panpan

Oh the many monologues. This was a hard one to read. Somewhat boring too.

mariaku21 That's probably why I only read it once, in high school... 7y
Nebklvr @mariaku21 I have liked several plays, but Romeo and Juliet and this one? Pfft 7y
mariaku21 @Nebklvr same here 7y
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BookDiviner
King Henry V: Third Series | William Shakespeare
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I admit that I had never read any Shakespeare at all till this book. I read it first after seeing the Kenneth Branagh movie and it made the book much easier to read having the movie context in my mind. I love this book! I reread it every so often just to relive the Battle of Agincourt!

MrBook First time for everything 😊👍🏻. 8y
BookDiviner Not many films find me enjoying the book after. I usually find the book so different from movie that I am dissapointed. They followed practically word for word. 8y
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Stepsanders
The Life of King Henry the Fifth | William Shakespeare
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Watch Branaugh's movie first, then read.