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A Bird Which Sings Hymns In Shakespeare Play

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... monarchy stands for. A "monarch" is supreme, and so, the man who rules England should also be supreme – someone other Englishmen can look up to and emulate. Is Henry the "ideal" Englishman? At the beginning of the play, when he is manipulated into war by the Archbishop of Canterbury, he is certainly not ideal, and perhaps this is Shakespeare's way of noting Henry is Welsh, and so has some catching up to do to ... ... respect and adoration of his people that he finds when he returns home from France. In fact, in his speeches, it would be difficult to tell he was Welsh, she sounds just like the "ideal" Englishman.
Conversely, Shakespeare portrays the French as cocky and arrogant – they always have the "best" armour and the best horses, and believe their fighting against the British will be over in a matter of minutes. Two French soldiers talking say, " ...

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