Henry V (Folger Shakespeare Library) -

William Shakespeare

Simon & Schuster

2004

352 páginas

11h 44m

ISBN-13: 9780743484879

Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to be written in approximately 1599. Its full titles are The Cronicle History of Henry the Fifth (in the First Quarto text) and The Life of Henry the Fifth (in the First Folio text). It tells the story of King Henry V of England, focusing on events immediately before and after the Battle of Agincourt (1415) during the Hundred Years' War.

The play is the final part of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard II, Henry IV, part 1 and Henry IV, part 2. The original audiences would thus have already been familiar with the title character, who was depicted in the Henry IV plays as a wild, undisciplined lad known as "Prince Hal." In Henry V, the young prince has become a mature man and embarks on an attempted conquest of France.

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Acompanhamos as travessuras de Henry V, Harry para os íntimos por bastante tempo nos dois livros anteriores da Henryada (henry IV 1 e 2) para descobrir que debaixo daquelas meninices havia um grande Rei, com feitos impressionantes e que sabia inspirar e liderar seus homens. Mas sua história se encerra em poucos capítulos. Estaria Shakespeare nos alertando a viver a vida, aproveitar a vida, em quanto nos é possível?