Henry V is one of Shakespeare's so-called history plays. The play is full of noble speeches, heroic battles valiant English under-dogs who fight their way to victory against all odds. Additionally, King Henry seems to be a perfect leader-brave, modest and fincely focused, but with a sense of humor to match. Henry V is the most famous and influential of Shakespeare's history plays.
The play is set in England in the early fifteenth century. The political situation in England was tense: King Henry IV has died and his son, the young King Henry V, has just assured the throne. After claiming certain parts of France, he receive an insulting message as a respons to these claims and he decided to invade France. The night before the battle, King Henry disguises himself as a common soldier and talks to many of the soldiers in his camp. The English win the battle and finally are worked out peace negotiations. Henry will marry Catherine, the daughter of the French king and the marriage will unite the two kingdoms.
The themes presented are the ruthlessness of the Good king, the diversity of the english; motifs: male interaction, war imagery,; symbols: the tun of tennis balls
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