History play · 1599

The Life of King Henry the Fifth

by William Shakespeare

Henry V presses his claim to the throne of France, exposes the traitors Cambridge, Scroop and Grey at Southampton, takes Harfleur, and wins against heavy odds at Agincourt, with the Chorus asking the audience to supply what the stage cannot show. The war ends in the comic, halting wooing of Katherine of France.

Contents · 29 parts

• Prologue36 lines
• Act I, Scene 1about 110 lines
• Act I, Scene 2about 320 lines
• Act II, Chorus44 lines
• Act II, Scene 187 lines
• Act II, Scene 2about 190 lines
• Act II, Scene 338 lines
• Act II, Scene 4about 160 lines
• Act III, Chorus38 lines
• Act III, Scene 137 lines
• Act III, Scene 257 lines
• Act III, Scene 361 lines
• Act III, Scene 438 lines
• Act III, Scene 572 lines
• Act III, Scene 694 lines
• Act III, Scene 781 lines
• Act IV, Chorus55 lines
• Act IV, Scene 1about 210 lines
• Act IV, Scene 269 lines
• Act IV, Scene 3about 140 lines
• Act IV, Scene 453 lines
• Act IV, Scene 528 lines
• Act IV, Scene 643 lines
• Act IV, Scene 7about 110 lines
• Act IV, Scene 896 lines
• Act V, Chorus47 lines
• Act V, Scene 145 lines
• Act V, Scene 2about 200 lines
• Epilogue16 lines

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