Morality and Character of King Henry V

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Morality of King Henry V Throughout the five act in the play King Henry the V, King Henry shows his morality and character through many actions and decisions. King Henry is the most significant characte1r in the play and is known as the protagonist or hero. Henry uses his intelligence and leadership qualities through out the acts and also displays a sense of maturity from his youth days. We are told in the beginning of the play that King Henry used to be very immature, crazy, and not determined as a teenage boy. King Henry is now developed into a successful and hard working king with lots of charisma. Henry has many tough decisions ahead and uses his brilliant mind to do whatever he needs to do to receive the goal. King Henry displays many different qualities that underly his moral character, to conclude him of being a phenomenal King. The first quality that King Henry displayed was his sense of resolve and determination. Determination seems very important when it comes to getting exactly what you want. Without determination goals are much harder to reach. Henry decides he is set with a goal to rule France. When he sets his mind to this he carefully presents himself as a respectful character but makes it clear that he is unstoppable. King Henry often uses his tactics to pressure enemies into doing something that Henry wants for him or his nation. For example, King Henry threatens the leaders of France in Harfleur by saying that if France does not surrender, the French will be responsible for whatever Henry decided to do. Obviously Henry would decide to create a riot and make war. This shows how determined he is to what he wants for himself and England. If the King did not show as much determination and willingness to threate... ... middle of paper ... ... smarter idea. This act of intelligence kept the peace between France and England which is a very respectable thing to do as a king. King Henry was a determined, intelligent, and well spoken leader. Henry used his language and speeches to motivate his people and soldiers before the war. Henry used his determination to get to his ultimate goal which was taking over the throne of France. Henry used his intelligence to make smart decisions along the way of his journey during the war. King Henry set out a goal in the beginning of the play and by the end did exactly what he said he would do. Even though we learned in the epilogue that his son ended up losing France, that was nothing that King Henry had control over. King Henry’s morality backed him up, and guided him to become the leader and the king he turned out to be. Henry was one to be respected, and looked up to.

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