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Henry V | Act IV, Scene 6 Summary and Analysis

Summary
Elsewhere in the field, Henry, in the thick of the fight, receives word that the dukes of York and Suffolk have both been killed. Exeter recounts their final moments, in which the two soldiers embraced in “a testament of noble-ending love.” But Henry has no time for grieving. Notified that the enemy has rallied, he issues the order that “every soldier kill his prisoners.”

Analysis
Henry’s command to murder all French captives has stirred perhaps more controversy than any other single line of the play. To some, this is a barbarous, indefensible act of...

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