This excerpt mostly introduces

Read this excerpt from the prologue of Shakespeare's play

Henry V, in which King Henry is referred to as Harry.

A kingdom for a stage, princes to act

And monarchs to behold the swelling scene!

Then should the warlike Harry, like himself,

Assume the port of Mars; and at his heels,

Leash'd in like hounds, should famine, sword

Crouch for employment.

the character of King Henry, or Harry.

the setting of the port of Mars.

the conflict of a war between England and France.

the setting of the fields of war.

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Uriah Woodard

2 May, 05:56

This excerpt mostly introduces

Read this excerpt from the prologue of Shakespeare's play

Henry V, in which King Henry is referred to as Harry.

A kingdom for a stage, princes to act

And monarchs to behold the swelling scene!

Then should the warlike Harry, like himself,

Assume the port of Mars; and at his heels,

Leash'd in like hounds, should famine, sword

Crouch for employment.

the character of King Henry, or Harry.

the setting of the port of Mars.

the conflict of a war between England and France.

the setting of the fields of war.

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Jameson Novak · Answer 1

The character of King Henry, or Harry is introduced here.

Explanation:

The excerpt here uses a language that has been used in excess and hyperbole so as to introduce the King Henry.

This is done so first of all as the play is about a king and needs to follow the decorum of the time in introducing a king on to the stage and also to set the stage for the grandeur of his work.

This is what is being achieved here by the work of the prologue which efficiently introduces us to the king in one of the first histories that Shakespeare ever wrote.