Uanset hvad de blev navngivet, ville William Shakespeare's skuespil stadig være fantastiske kunstværker, så det kan ikke være noget, hvad vi kalder dem. Generelt set skrev Shakespeare tre typer af spil: Tragedie, Komedie og Historie. Disse navne hjælper os med at forstå arketyperne af et spil og bedre analysere dets begivenheder. Tusindvis af Comedy of Romeo og Juliet ville være et helt andet spil fra The Tragedy of Romeo og Juliet. Måske ville det være en farce om to stjernekorsede elskere, dømt til at lide humoristiske fejl i identitet og bumbling tjenere. Det ville ikke være historien om ve, vi er alle så bekendt med.
Henry V Shakespeare's History | Teaching Shakespearean histories
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Henry V
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English History
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The Battle of Agincourt (1415), a major turning point in the Hundred Years War, took place in Henry V's reign. This was an important event in British history because England and France were in a power struggle over the French crown.
When Shakespeare wrote the play, around 1599, England was engaged in a drawn out war with Spain. Queen Elizabeth I had no heir to succeed her. Shakespeare was possibly using this play to compare the past events of Henry V to contemporary England.
Although Shakespeare's histories were built on facts, not all parts were factual. Some characters were created simply for comedic relief, namely: Mistress Quickly, Pistol, and Bardolph, commoners with some connection to the King.