henry V

             1. The most noticeable different aspect about the changes between the written play of Henry V and the media version of it, was the omission of many lines in the movie. Numerous examples can be cited as instances where this takes place. In act II-scene 1 lines 101 through 104 were eliminated. The lines talked about the impertinent topic of their quarreling over an irrelevant subject over money. The director chose to erase lines that he felt weren't pertinent to the entirety of the story. In actuality, all of the lines are obviously important and add to the integrality of the play, because of Shakespeare's decision to put them there.
             2. The chronological orders of act II-scene 2, and act II-scene 3, are switched. In scene 2, the identities of three conspirators, Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey, on the king's life are found out. Scroop appears to be a close companion of the king from the particular attention put on this man, both in the actions of the other characters, and the spoken words said to him. "But O, What shall I say to thee, Lord Scroop, thou cruel, Ingrateful, savage, and inhuman creature? Thou that didst bear the key of all my counsels, That knew'st the very bottom of my soul," Also, in the movie, another man in the scene slaps Scroop across the face. After their confession, Henry V, for the good of the nation, has these men executed.
             This is a very important scene about the king's nature, and his great sophistication of the way he handles matters which are personal and yet political. The king tactfully gave the three traitors a chance to exhibit their character by giving them an opportunity to show how merciful and just they were by getting their assessment on a situation involving a petty crime where the punishment was questionable. They failed the king's test by showing their corruption on the level of justice, by advising to use the most extreme measure of discipline...

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