SORTS, agrees, fits; IV. i. 63. SOUL; "thy s. of adoration," the quintessence of the adoration you enjoy; (F. 1, "What? is thy Soule of Odoration?); IV. i. 273. SPECULATION, looking on; IV. ii. 31. SPEND; "s. their mouths"; waste, a term of the chase; II. iv. 70; III. iii. 24. SPIRITUALITY, the spiritual peers, the clergy; (Ff. 3, 4, "Spirituality"); I. ii. 132. SPITAL, hospital; II. i. 82. SPRAYS, branches, shoots; III. v. 5. STAINES, first stage on the road from London to Southampton; II. iii. 2. STANDS OFF, stand out, be prominent; (Ff. 2, 3, 4, "stand off"); II. ii. 103. STARTS; "by s.," by fits, "by a fragmentary representation"; Epil. 4. STAY, wait; IV. ii. 56. STILL, continually, incessantly; I. ii. 145. STILLY, Softly; Prol. IV. 5. hawk is said "to stoop," when, "aloft upon her wing, she descends to strike her prey"; IV. i. 113. STRAIGHT, straightway, at once; II. ii. 191. STRAIN, Stock, race; II. iv. 51. STRETCH, open wide; II. ii. 55. STROSSERS, "strait str.," tight breeches; (Theobald, "trossers"; Hanmer, "troussers"); III. vii. 61. STRUCK, fought; II. iv. 54. SUBSCRIBED, signed; V. ii. 378. SUCCORS; "of s.," for succor; (Rowe, "of whom succours"); III. iii. 45. SUDDENLY, SOon, quickly; V. ii. 81. SUFFERANCE; "by his s.," by his being suffered to go unpunished; II. ii. 46. SUFFERANCE, suffering the penalty; II. ii. 159. SUGGEST, tempt, seduce; II. ii. 114. SUMLESS, inestimable; I. ii. 165. SUPPLY; ["for the which s.," for the supply of which;] Prol. I. 31. SUR-REIN'D, over-riden, knocked up; III. v. 19. SUTLER, a seller of provisions and liquors to a camp; II. i. 124. SWASHERS, bullies; III. ii. 30. SWELLING, growing in interest; Prol. I. 4. SWILL'D WITH, greedily gulped down by; III. i. 14. SWORN BROTHERS, bosom friends, pledged comrades; II. i. 13. SYMPATHIZE WITH, agree with, resemble; III. vii. 166. TAKE, take fire; (Qq., Capell, "talk"), II. i. 59; catch, meet; IV. i. 246. TALL, valiant, brave; II. i. 76. TARTAR, Tartarus, hell; II. ii. 123. TASTE, experience; II. ii. 51. TENORS, purport; (Ff., "Ten- THREADEN, made of thread; Prol. TIDDLE TADDLE, tittle-tattle; IV. i. 72. TIKE, cur; II. i. 33. To, against; II. i. 14; as, Prol. III. 30; for; III. vii. 67. TO-MORROW; “on t.,” i. e. on the morrow, in the morning; III. vi. 194. TREASURIES, treasures; I. ii. 165. TROTH-PLIGHT, troth-plighted, betrothed; II. i. 22. TRUMPET, trumpeter; IV. ii. 61; IV. vii. 62. TUCKET, a set of notes on the cornet; IV. ii. 35. TWAY, twain, two; III. ii. 135. UMBER'D, darkened as by brown ochre, (here probably the effect of the fire-light on the faces of the soldiers); Prol. IV. 9. UNCOINED; "u. constancy," i. e. which like an unimpressed plain piece of metal, has not yet become current coin; V. ii. 164. UNDID, would undo; V. ii. 140. UNFURNISH'D, left undefended; I. i. 148. UNPROVIDED, unprepared; IV. i. 191. UNRAISED, wanting in aspiration; Prol. I. 9. UNTEMPERING, unsoftening; V. ii. 249. UPON, at; I. i. 91; by; IV. i. 19. URN, grave; I. ii. 228. VAINNESS, vanity; Prol. V. 20. VASTY, vast, Prol. I. 12; II. ii. 123. VAULTAGES, vaulted rooms, cav erns; II. iv. 124. VAWARD, Vanguard; IV. iii. 130. VENGE ME, avenge myself; I. ii. 292. VENTURE, run the hazard of; (F. VOICE, vote; II. ii. 113. WAFER-CAKES; "men's faiths are w."; i. e. "Promises are like pie crust"; II. iii. 57. WAR-PROOF, valor tried in war; III. i. 18. WATCHFUL FIRES, watch-fires; Prol. IV. 23. WAXEN, easily effaced, perishable; (Qq., "paper"); I. ii. 233. WHAT THOUGH, what does that matter; II. i. 9. WHEREFORE, for which; V. ii. 1. WHERESOME'ER, wheresoever; II. iii. 7. WHIFFLER, an officer who went in front of a procession; (originally, a fifer who preceded an army or a procession); Prol. V. 12. WHITE-LIVERED, cowardly; III. ii. 34. WIGHT, man, person (one of Pis tol's words); II. i. 68. WILLING, desiring; II. iv. 90. WILLS, wishes, desires; II. iv. 77. WINK, shut my eyes; II. i. 8. WINK'D AT, connived at; II. ii. 55. WINKING, with their eyes shut; III. vii. 161. WITHAL, with; III. v. 2. WOE THE WHILE! alas for the time!; IV. vii. 81. WOMBY, hollow, capacious; II. iv. 124. WOODEN DAGGER, a dagger of lath was usually carried by the Vice in the old morality plays; IV. iv. 78. WORD, motto (Rowe from Qq. 1, 3; Ff., Q. 2, "world"); II. iii. 55. Wors, knows; IV. i. 310. WOULD, would have, Prol. II. 18; desire; V. ii. 68. WRINGING, Suffering, pain; IV. i. 264. WRIT, written; I. ii. 98. YEARN, grieve; (Ff. 1, 2, “ernc”; Ff. 3, 4, "yern"); II. iii. 3; yearns, grieves; IV. iii. 26. YERK, jerk; IV. vii. 86. YOKE-FELLOWS, companions; II iii. 60. STUDY QUESTIONS By ANNE THROOP CRAIG GENERAL 1. What was the main authority for the history of Henry V, as followed by the Poet? Give a general outline of the historical matter. To what old play was he also indebted for some minor points? 2. What is the duration of the action? 3. What is the nature of the theme and its treatment? 4. What in the nature of the material may have led the Poet to fill the play with so much of the lyrical element? What does this striking infusion of the lyrical element indicate concerning Shakespeare's possibilities in other forms of writing? 5. In what does the play have its unity? 6. Sketch Henry's character as displayed throughout the play? 7. What are possible reasons for Falstaff's non-appearance in the play? 8. How has Shakespeare given us a means of anticipating the outcome of the war in this drama? 9. Why did Shakespeare employ the prologues at the beginning of each act? What is the necessity of a chorus apt to imply of the structure of a play? 10. What are hinted at as the secret causes for the undertaking of the French wars? Why were they to the interest of the clergy? 11. What reason is there for the concluding of the play in the manner of comedy? 12. How are we historically informed as to the character of Henry? 13. What is the principal historical feature of the play? How is it brought out? 14. Enlarge upon the political conditions existent in England during this period, and compare them with those of France. ACT I 15. What does the Prologue set forth? 16. What is Henry's resolve with regard to the French throne? 17. Upon what does he base his authority? 18. Compare the comments of Ely and Canterbury upon the King. 19. What is Holinshed's paraphrase of the Archbishop of Canterbury's speech to the King with regard to his assertion of his claim upon France? Why were the clergy willing to contribute so heavily to the king's revenues in this connection? 20. From what is it likely the Poet derived the idea expressed by Exeter concerning the harmonic organization of government? Quote the original passages that probably suggested it. 21. What insulting message does the Dauphin send Henry? 22. What is Henry's reply? Give Holinshed's narrative of this passage of diplomacy. ACT II 23. What is the substance of the second Prologue? 24. Describe the first scene and tell its purpose with regard to circumstances affecting the portrayal of Henry's character. 25. In scene ii what conspiracy does the king discover? What lords were involved? What makes their treachery particularly despicable? What is their fate? 26. Describe the dramatic method of the king's disclosure of his knowledge of the plot, and his method of |