Reading Response Post for Henry V by William Shakespeare — From Act II, Scene 3 through Act IV, Scene 2.
Reading Response Post for Henry V by William Shakespeare — From Act II, Scene 3 through Act IV, Scene 2.
Comedy’s Purposes
In this reading we see how Shakespeare leavens this play with healthy doses of comedy, whether in the scene with the Welsh, Irish, and Scots officers, the one with Katherine attempting to learn English from her attendant Alice, or with any appearance of Pistol. Yet all of these scenes are more than comic relief. Examine any of these scenes and discuss what purposes it serves other than comedy.
SAMPLE ASSIGNMENT
