William Shakespeare s Henry V - 1445 Words

In times where kings were references to God, and tariffs were set upon to pardon sins. In which the Great Chain of being dictated the order on to which place you ought to be or were born into. William Shakespeare’s Henry V, narrates the story of one of England’s greatest monarchs. Shakespeare, exploits a specific time period in Medieval History, The battle of Agincourt, France versus England, in Henry’s lead to what we sought and claimed the French Crown, to whom he was denied his but later culminated on win win in The Battle of Agincourt, and in his marriage with Katherine of France, King Charles VI daughter. Shakespeare who’s considered to be a liberal Christian for some scholars, decides to incorporate a dualist personality on†¦show more content†¦of the Great Chain of Being’s first principle is sought to be that everything is a hierarchy, and the higher you are in the chain the nearest you are to God. As for to be expressed in the play, King Henry V is the nearest to God in England. Furthermore, when talked about the King, one must relinquish itself in obedience to whatever the King would decide on. In this excerpt, Shakespeare makes a clear distinction on the closeness of the King to the lord, our God. However, Renaissance Humanism, goes past the adulation of the King, on to terms of precisely self-concern and humane reason, lack of praise for actions sought as to be the Kings qualities. This is why when Shakespeare presents the Archbishop of Canterbury talking to the Bishop of Ely, regarding a bill, he doesn t want to be passed, because it will affect the church’s monetary situation, his mortal reason takes the first place, in trying to manipulate the King, no praise, no adulation, only raw human control among another at first when Arch. Of Canterbury states his main real interest, the church possessions â€Å"It must be taught on. If pass it against us, we lose the better have of our possessions† (ACT I, Scene I, Lines 7-8). In addition to this, there is some adulation in accordance with the Great Chain of Being, but just partially, because