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Kind Henry V

The chorus asks the audience to picture the armed forces and their horses and the battle scenes that took place when watching the play. And, that the events that happened took place over several years, and for the sake of brevity, many parts will have to be left out leaving many gaps throughout the story, jumping from place to place, "turning the accomplishment of many years into an hourglass; for the which to supply, admit me Chorus to this history" (li 30-32). The Chorus will help to fill in the gaps and to explain what is going on so the audience will not get lost as the play jumps around. The Chorus ends by asking the audience to be patient as they view the play. In this instance, the Chorus' function is setting the stage for the rest of the play. It doesn't reveal the plot or make any character developments. Instead, it serves as a mediator. Its function is to prepare the audience for the play that they are about to watch.
             In Act II, the function of the Chorus is to fill in the lapse of time that has occurred since the time when Henry made the decision to go to war against France. The audience is informed that the English have been preparing to go off to battle. All the young men of England are joining King Henry's forces. The Chorus tells of these brave men, "Now thrive the armorers, and honor's thought reigns solely in the breast of every man" (li 3-4). It is out of honor that these young men have been driven to join their King to fight, and they wait in expectation. The English are described out of greatness, "O England, model to thy inward greatness, like little body with a mighty heart, what mightest thou do, that honor would thee do, were all thy children kind and natural" (li16-19). The French, on the other hand, have found out about the English plans, and "shake in fear." They are planning to "divert the English purposes." In order to do so, they employ three corrupt English men, Richard Earl of Cambridge, Henry Lord Scroop of Masham, and Sir Thomas Grey, knight of Northumberland, to help France to conspire against the king of England.


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