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Act 5 Scene 2
- Investigate Act 5 Scene 2 – Key Scene In this scene, Henry tries to woo Katherine, who he intends to marry.
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Henry woos Katherine. Investigate Act 5 Scene 2 – Key Scene. In this scene, Henry tries to woo Katherine, who he intends to marry. Henry can’t speak much French and Katherine speaks very little English, although she understands a little of Henry’s meaning.
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The Duke of Burgundy asks Henry V about wooing Katherine and the two engage in an innuendo-laced exchange about courting tactics. King Charles announces that he has agreed to honor all of Henry’s demands and blesses Henry’s marriage to Katherine.
Left alone with Katherine and Alice, Henry does his best to woo her, which is difficult as her English has not improved since last we saw her and his French is ghastly. Though coy and somewhat taken aback at his bluntness, Katherine is not displeased with his wooing, and in the end permits him to kiss her, at which point the French King and the ...
Jun 2, 2020 · Synopsis: The Duke of Burgundy has brought about a meeting between French and English to sign a peace treaty. Henry delegates negotiation of the treaty to his nobles while he woos Katherine, Princess of France, who agrees to marry him.
In this love scene in which Henry woos Katharine, the king's tone is gently mocking, and yet it is apparent that he is quite serious in his courting. He tells Katharine that he is an athlete and a soldier, but he is not a poet who can speak cleverly to win her love.
Henry can’t speak much French but tries to woo Katherine with the help of Alice. He calls himself a 'plain king' who 'cannot look greenly nor gasp out my eloquence ' but tells her he loves her and asks if she can love him back.
Henry intends to woo Katherine and ascertain her desire to be his wife. He begins by asking her to teach him the words a man should use to woo a woman. Katherine says she is afraid he may mock...
