Henry V | Act III, Scene 1 Questions and Answers
Study Questions
1. What is a siege?
2. To what “breach” does Henry refer?
3. What, says Henry, should they do if not storm the breach?
4. What clue do we get here about the power of the English army?
5. Whom does Henry liken to “so many Alexanders”?
6. What are considered manly virtues during peacetime?
7. What does the simile “like the brass cannon” refer to?
8. Whom are the “noblest English” to set an example for?
9. Who are yeomen?
10. What does the metaphor “the game’s afoot” mean?
Answers
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