In Act 1 Scene 2 Lines 259-298 and in Act 3 Scene 1, show how Henry deals with the French and is developing into a great king

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In Act 1 Scene 2 Lines 259-298 and in Act 3 Scene 1, show how Henry deals with the French and is developing into a great king.

In Act 1 scene 2 Henry is sent a ‘tun’ filled with tennis balls from the Dauphin. This is in order to mock Henry implying he is merely a child, and is in no state to be a king. In response to the gift, he informs the messenger that the Dauphin and his father, the king of France should prepare for war and that England will totally demolish the French army.

In Act 3 Scene 1 Harry delivers an inspirating speech just before the battle of Harfleur, this boosts the morale of the soldiers. This is the sign of a great king he leads his soldiers into battle as a ‘band of brothers’.

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Henry in response to the gift reacts with a dangerously icy calm that returns the ‘tennis balls’ image back to the server. Henry’s anger, like his other passions, is ‘fettered’ (line 243)-but his spirit is now aroused. In this play he has been a man of few words, but here the kingly lion is stretching his limbs and showing what he is made of. He admits the ‘barbarous licence’ of his ‘wilder days’, his neglect and undervaluation of this ‘poor seat of England’, but he promises to be ‘like a king’ from now onwards and show a ‘sail of greatness’. ...

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