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Act I2 items
Act I, Scene 1
Two bishops, Canterbury and Ely, discuss a bill in Parliament that would strip the Church of much of its wealth. Canterbury reveals he has offered Henry a large sum of money to fu…
Act I, Scene 2
Henry summons Canterbury and asks him to give an honest legal opinion on whether England has a rightful claim to the French throne.
Act II5 items
Act II, Prologue
The Chorus returns to describe England buzzing with excitement for the coming war. He then warns the audience that not everyone is loyal: three men, Scroop, Cambridge, and Grey, h…
Act II, Scene 1
In London, Nym and Bardolph, two of Falstaff's old companions, argue because Nym was once engaged to Mistress Quickly, who has since married Pistol.
Act II, Scene 2
Henry exposes the three traitors — Scroop, Cambridge, and Grey — who had been bribed by France to kill him before the army sails.
Act II, Scene 3
Mistress Quickly and the Eastcheap crew say goodbye to Pistol before he leaves for France. The scene is dominated by Quickly's account of Falstaff's death, which happened offstage.
Act II, Scene 4
The French court debates how seriously to take Henry's invasion threat. The Dauphin dismisses Henry as a frivolous young man not worth worrying about.
Act III8 items
Act III, Prologue
The Chorus asks the audience to imagine the English fleet crossing the Channel, the excitement of departure, and the French king's last-minute attempt to buy Henry off with a peac…
Act III, Scene 1
Henry delivers his famous battle speech outside the walls of Harfleur, urging his soldiers to attack with everything they have.
Act III, Scene 2
The comic soldiers Bardolph, Pistol, Nym, and the Boy hang back from the breach at Harfleur, too scared to fight. Fluellen drives them forward.
Act III, Scene 3
Henry stands before the gates of Harfleur and delivers a brutal ultimatum to the Governor. He describes in graphic detail the violence his soldiers will inflict if the town does n…
Act III, Scene 4
At the French court, Princess Katherine takes an English lesson from her lady-in-waiting Alice. Katherine learns the English words for parts of the body, stumbling over pronunciat…
Act III, Scene 5
The French King and his nobles react with alarm and shame that English forces have marched so far into France. The nobles are furious that their women are mocking them for failing…
Act III, Scene 6
Fluellen tells Gower about a skirmish at a bridge where Pistol behaved well, or so Fluellen thinks. Pistol then arrives and begs Fluellen to intercede for Bardolph, who has been s…
Act III, Scene 7
The night before Agincourt, the French nobles gather in their camp and spend the hours boasting about their horses, armor, and eagerness for battle.
Act IV9 items
Act IV, Prologue
The Chorus steps in to paint the scene of the night before Agincourt. Both armies are camped close enough to hear each other.
Act IV, Scene 1
Henry borrows a cloak and walks through his camp in disguise, talking to ordinary soldiers about the war, death, and the king's responsibility.
Act IV, Scene 2
Back in the French camp, the nobles are arming and preparing to ride out. They are still completely confident.
Act IV, Scene 3
This is the St. Crispin's Day scene.
Act IV, Scene 4
An English soldier named Pistol captures a frightened French soldier on the battlefield. Unable to speak each other's language, they muddle through with a boy acting as interprete…
Act IV, Scene 5
Several French nobles regroup after the English have broken their lines. They are humiliated and furious, unable to accept that they are losing to what they considered an inferior…
Act IV, Scene 6
Henry receives word mid-battle that the French are regrouping for another charge. He also hears that his friend Exeter has been weeping over the deaths of York and Suffolk, who di…
Act IV, Scene 7
Fluellen and Gower discover that the French have attacked and killed the English boys guarding the luggage camp. Fluellen is outraged and compares Henry to Alexander the Great.
Act IV, Scene 8
The glove subplot resolves when Williams confronts Fluellen, thinking he is the man who challenged him. Henry reveals himself, explains the disguise, and offers Williams money ins…
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