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Friday, November 5, 2010

I'm very much looking forward to the upcoming Henry V, which is being put on by Persephone Productions, and in particular to what their interpretation of the title character will be. He's been staged as everything from a hero to a war criminal - and there's support for both positions in the text - even by Shakespeare standards, he's incredibly complex. Take for example, the scene where he stands outside the gates of Harfleur and warns the governor and the people of the town of what could happen if they don't surrender. It could be read as him trying to prevent the horrors that he's describing, or using them as threats if he doesn't get the capitulation he wants. Here's a link to the entire scene: http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/play_view.php?WorkID=henry5&Act=3&Scene=3&Scope=scene, courtesy of the excellent Open Source Shakespeare website, and here's a link to the information regarding the production described above: http://www.persephoneproductions.org/. Check out the video at the bottom of the page, where what looks like the entire cast perform the opening prologue.

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