Listen "Henry V: The St. Crispin's Day King"
Episode Synopsis
Witness the transformation of Prince Hal into the inspiring warrior king, Henry V. This stirring history play culminates in the epic Battle of Agincourt, exploring leadership, the brutal realities of war, and the profound sacrifices made for national identity and glory.Here is a works cited page in MLA format, drawing on the provided sources:Works CitedAlbertell, Emily. "Henry V Rhetorical Analysis." Bartleby.com, 28 Sept. 2017.Allred, Kelli. "Historical References in Henry V." Utah Shakespeare Festival.Coomer, Georgia L. "Long Live The Cruel King of England: A Character Analysis of Shakespeare’s “Henry V”." Digital Commons@Lindenwood University. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.Gurr, Andrew, editor. The First Quarto of King Henry V. Cambridge University Press.Hadfield, Andrew. "Race and identity in Henry V." Shakespeare’s Globe, 11 Jan. 2023."Henry V." Project Gutenberg, 1 July 2000."Henry V (play)." Wikipedia."Henry V Rhetorical Analysis." By J. N. Smith. GradeSaver, 1 Jan. 2000."Henry V Theme of Patriotism." Shmoop."Henry V Translation." Shakescleare, by LitCharts."Henry V by William Shakespeare | Book Summary." Teddy Bear's Story Time, YouTube."Is Henry V a Hero or a Villain? The Answer Is Yes." Commentary Magazine.Knowledge at Wharton Staff. "What Shakespeare's 'Henry V' Tells Us about Leadership, Motivation, Wooing and Hanging." Knowledge at Wharton, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania."Language analysis in Henry V." Shakespeare Learning Zone, RSC.Leggatt, Alex. "Henry V on Film: Olivier vs. Branagh"."Nationalism in Henry V." Shakespeare’s Globe.Plaw, Avery. "Prince Hal :Shakespeare's Critique of Machiavelli." Canadian Political Science Association.Reddit user. "CMV: Henry V by Shakespeare is a bad play/piece of literature." Reddit, r/changemyview.Reddit user. "Thoughts on Henry V's morality." Reddit, r/shakespeare.Reddit user. "[Question] What does "Into the Breach" actually mean?" Reddit, r/IntoTheBreach.Shakespeare, William. "The Life of King Henry V." Edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. Folger Shakespeare Library.Shakespeare, William. "The Life of King Henry the Fifth." Shakespeare (MIT).Solly, Meilan. "The True Story of Henry V, England’s Warrior King." Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2019.Šonková, Markéta. "Propaganda on Screen: Adapting Shakespeare’s Henry V." Re:Views Magazine, 29 Mar. 2017.Sullivan, Ian. "164. The Myth of Agincourt and Lessons on Army Modernization." Mad Scientist Laboratory, 25 July 2019.Tearle, Oliver. "A Short Analysis of the ‘St Crispin’s Day’ Speech from Henry V." Interesting Literature."The Battle of Agincourt." Wikipedia."The Battle of Agincourt - The Turning Point in the Hundred Years' War." Learning History."The Hundred Years' War." Core Knowledge Foundation."The plot." Royal Shakespeare Company."Agincourt: Why the English Won." Historia Magazine.Walkowicz, Anne-Marie. "Just war and class conflict in Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’." Research Outreach, 27 Mar. 2024.Walker, Jelena. A Transformational Analysis of Leadership in Shakespeare's Henry V. University of Tampere, School of Modern Languages and Translation Studies, English Philology, Apr. 2009.
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