The Importance Of Looking At Structure In Shakespeare's Henry The Fifth

Looking at Structure in a Literary Work

(Looking at the Structure of Shakespeare's Henry the Fifth)

Writing a novel, play, or short story can be a very difficult task. The author has to consider many things such as plot, setting, and character traits. Another very important decision an author must make is how to structure specific parts of the text. This includes where to begin or end a story, how to order events, and what type of resolution the text will have. The choices the author makes in regard to these things, has a great impact on the overall structure, meaning, and the effect the piece of work can have. One particular author, William Shakespeare, pays very close attention to the decisions he makes regarding structure in Henry the Fifth, and he is well aware of what kind of impact his decisions will have.

Probably one of the most important decisions William Shakespeare made in regards to Henry the Fifth, was where to begin his play as well as where to end it.
Obviously, because the play was based on historical events, Shakespeare had to resolve the conflict accurately. Shakespeare decided to end the play with the end of the war, he did not go on to tell what happened immediately after the victory. The French asked King Henry for a few days to bury their dead, and that is when he learned that the French had given up. The English won. All that was left was for King Henry to negotiate a peace deal with the King Of France. King Henry requested that he get to marry the King's beautiful daughter Katherine. King Henry then roughly wooed the princess and she agreed to marry him. Shakespeare made sure to include the very important event of the peace negotiation between the French and English, and that is where he decided to end his play shortly after those