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Henry V

Can this cockpit hold the vasty fields of France? or may we cram within this wooden O for...

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Chorus: O! for a Muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention; a kingdom for a stage, princes to act and monarchs to behold the swelling scene. Then should the war-like Harry, like himself, assume the port of Mars; and at his heels, leashed in like hounds, would famine, word, and fire crouch for employment. But pardon, gentles all, the flat unraised spirits that hath dared on this unworthy scaffold to bring forth so great an object: can this cockpit hold the vasty fields of France? or may we cram within this wooden O
[gesturing around at the stage]
Chorus: the very casques that did affright the air at Agincourt? On your imaginary forces work: Suppose within the girdle of these walls are now confined two mighty monarchies, whose high upreared and abutting fronts the perilous narrow ocean parts asunder: Piece out our imperfections with your thoughts: Think when we talk of horses that you see them printing their proud hoofs in the receiving earth; for 'tis your thoughts that now must deck our kings, carry them here and there, jumping o'er times, turning the accomplishment of many years into an hour-glass: for the which supply, admit me Chorus to this history; who, prologue-like, your humble patience pray gently to hear, kindly to judge, our play

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O for a muse of fire
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That would ascend the brightest heaven of invention
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A kingdom for a stage
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Princes to act and monarch to behold a swelling scene
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Then should the warlike Harry like himself assume the port of Mars
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And at his heels leashed in like hounds
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Would famine sword and fire crouch for employment
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But pardon gentles all the flat unrais d spirits
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That hath dared on this unworthy scaffold
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To bring forth so great an object
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Can this cockpit hold the vasty fields of France
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Or may we cram within this wooden O
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The very casques that did affright the air at Agincourt
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On your imaginary forces work
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Suppose within the girdle of these walls
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Are now confined two mighty monarchies
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Whose high uprear d and abutting fronts
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The perilous narrow ocean parts asunder
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Piece out our imperfections with your thoughts
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Think when we talk of horses that you see them
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Printing their proud hoofs in the receiving earth
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For 'tis your thoughts that now must deck our kings
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Carry them here and there jumping o'er times
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Turning the accomplishment of many years
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Into an hourglass
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For the which supply admit me chorus to this history
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Who prologue like your humble patience pray
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Gently to hear
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Kindly to judge our play
Duration
106 seconds
Views
57
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:54
Uploaded
Feb 01, 2025
Production
Two Cities Films

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Movie Summary

In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.