Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written near 1599. The Life of Henry the Fifth in the First Folio text. The play is the final v day presents for him of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, and Henry IV, Part 2.
Muse of fire”, with real princes and a kingdom for a stage, to do justice to King Henry’s story. Shakespeare’s plays are in five acts. In Henry V, the first act deals largely with the king and his decision to invade France, persuaded that through ancestry, he is the rightful heir to the French throne. The Chorus reappears at the beginning of each act to advance the story.
