“This Star of England”: In A Play With Such A Dominating Central Character, How Does Shakespeare Create A Variety of Viewpoints and Interests? Shakespeare’s Henry has been described as his “ideal man of action”* Indeed, considering Henry’s prominence within the play, it can be easy for us to neglect the large, and diverse, supporting cast. In fact, in many ways it may be more prudent to look at the scenes do not involve …showed first 75 words of 429 total…

…showed last 75 words of 429 total…is to ‘steal’ France? They are both doing the same thing, in principle at least, just on a different scale. For their own reasons, Canterbury and the other churchmen are encouraging Henry to invade France. Canterbury even beseeches Henry to “unwind your bloody flag:” It therefore seems as though stealing is acceptable as long as it is sanctioned by religion. Henry’s other dubious moral choices shall be looked at later on in the essay.