- My overall impression of the play
- A critical look at one of the scenes in comparison to the Ewe lamb parable in 2nd book of Samuel in the Bible
- A list of activities that I completed during my study of the play this week.
My Overall Impression
With that as a roadmap, I'll begin with my overall impression of the play: I really enjoyed it. It seemed to me that this would be an action/adventure type play from the time period. King Henry is the hero, he's honest, brave, intelligent, respects his people--the ideal leader. His army is stuck in a tight spot, outnumbered 5 to 1, and he gives a classic pre-game pep talk to boost morale and lead them to victory. (Sorry for the spoiler.) And, like any good action/adventure film, there was some good comedy as well. For my first reading of one of Shakespeare's histories, this was definitely a success.
With that as a roadmap, I'll begin with my overall impression of the play: I really enjoyed it. It seemed to me that this would be an action/adventure type play from the time period. King Henry is the hero, he's honest, brave, intelligent, respects his people--the ideal leader. His army is stuck in a tight spot, outnumbered 5 to 1, and he gives a classic pre-game pep talk to boost morale and lead them to victory. (Sorry for the spoiler.) And, like any good action/adventure film, there was some good comedy as well. For my first reading of one of Shakespeare's histories, this was definitely a success.
