“How to Read and Understand Shakespeare” S:1 E:12 The Drama of Ideas in Henry V

S:1 E:12 The Drama of Ideas in Henry V In plumbing the riches of one of Shakespeare’s greatest history plays, assess Henry’s ambiguous relation to God as he manipulates faith and religion to his political ends. Grasp also how Henry employs the dynamics of theater, brilliantly “staging” each of his critical actions, and how he defeats the expectations of his French foes.